| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Ramona | Wise defender
| Female | Spanish |
| Randy | Diminutive of Randolph. House wolf: protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed for courage.
| Male | English |
| Ray | kingly | Male | English |
| Ricky | dominant or peaceful ruler | Male | English |
| Rocky | rest | Male | English |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roman | citizen of Rome | Male | Latin |
| Ronny | | Unisex | |
| Rosanna | Greek or Latin version of Hannah, Hebrew, grace | Female | Combination |
| Roscoe | From the deer forest. | Male | Norse |
| Rowan | red-haired; rugged | Male | Scottish |
| Ruby | Jewel
| Female | Latin |
| Rufus | Red haired | Male | Latin |
| Ryder | cavalryman, messenger | Male | British |
| Sadie | Princess
| Female | English |
| Sampson | sun | Male | Hebrew |
| Savannah | From the open plain
| Female | Spanish |
| Scarlet | Scarlet coloured, deep red | Female | Color |
| Scarlett | Red | Female | English |
| Scotty | From Scotland: a Gael. Diminutive of Scott.
| Female | English |
| Scout | One dispatched from main body to gather information | Male | Word |
| Sebastian | An august person | Male | Latin |
| Sia | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Simone | one who hears | Female | |
| Smith | blacksmith | Male | English |