| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Rider | horseman | Male | English |
| Rix | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
| Male | English |
| Robin | Famed: bright: shining Form of Robert popular since the medieval days of Robin Hood. Robinson: (English) Son of Robert Famed: bright: shining. Surname.
| Male | |
| Rory | aka Rors | Male | Irish |
| Roscoe | From the deer forest. | Male | Norse |
| Ross | from the TV sitcom Friends | Male | Scottish |
| Rowdy | A rough disorderly person. | Male | American |
| Roy | regal one, Red haired | Male | |
| Royce | son of the king | Male | English |
| Rufus | Red haired | Male | Latin |
| Russell | Red as a fox. | Male | |
| Rusty | Covered in rust - a brownish red colour. | Unisex | |
| Ruthie | aka Baby Ruth | Unisex | |
| Samson | Bright sun
| Male | Hebrew |
| Samuel | his name is God | Male | Hebrew |
| Sawyer | woodsman | Male | English |
| Saxon | people of the dagger | Male | |
| Selby | of the manor house farm | Male | English |
| Shane | God is gracious | Male | Irish |
| Sheldon | protected hill | Male | English |
| Sonny | A boy or young man. | Male | Nickname |
| Spencer | Shopkeeper, dispenser, keeper | Male | English |
| Stephen | crown | Male | Greek |
| Sterling | British money or coin. A type of silver. Of good character. genuine, valued | Male | English |