| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Richard | powerful ruler; brave one | Male | |
| Rikki | | Female | |
| River | | Male | |
| 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 | |
| Robyn | | Unisex | |
| Rodney | after the character in the british sitcom Only Fools And Horses | Male | English |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roldan | powerful, mighty | Unisex | |
| Rosalie | rose | Female | |
| Rose | Flower
| Female | Latin |
| Rosetta | splendid | Female | Persian |
| Rossa | Beautiful Flower | Unisex | Latin |
| Rostislav | To Seize Glory | Unisex | Czechoslovakian |
| Rowan | red-haired; rugged | Male | Scottish |
| Roxanne | Dawn
| Female | Persian |
| Rudd | ruddy | Unisex | |
| Rudyard | from the red gate | Male | English |
| Sable | A carnivorous mammal of Northern Europe with soft, dark fur. | Female | Animal |
| Sapphire | Precious Gem | Female | Hebrew |
| Sawyer | woodsman | Male | English |
| Seraphina | afire, angel, seraph | Female | Hebrew |
| Shelby | From the manor house Willow farm. English surname used more for girls than boys given names.
| Female | English |
| Shelton | place on a ledge or bank | Male | English |
| Sherman | wool cutter | Male | English |