| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Rachel | from the TV sitcom Friends | Female | Hebrew |
| Rainbow | | Female | |
| Raphael | God's healer
| Male | Hebrew |
| Rascal | One that is playfully mischievous | Male | |
| Rashida | righteous | Female | Arabic |
| Rasta | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Reese | ardor | Female | Welsh |
| Regis | kingly | Male | |
| Renata | reborn | Female | Latin |
| Reza | | Unisex | |
| Rhea | stream, mother; poppy | Female | Greek |
| Rickey | Powerful, Brave Ruler | Unisex | English |
| Rico | aka Jerico | Male | Spanish |
| Rogue | | Male | |
| Roscoe | From the deer forest. | Male | Norse |
| Rowena | White haired
| Female | Welsh |
| Ruckus | | Unisex | |
| Rush | red-haired | Male | English |
| Rusty | Covered in rust - a brownish red colour. | Unisex | |
| Sable | A carnivorous mammal of Northern Europe with soft, dark fur. | Female | Animal |
| Sabra | thorny cactus; to rest | Female | Hebrew |
| Sacha | helper and defender of mankind | Male | |
| Sachi | bliss-child; wife of Indra | Unisex | |
| Sadie | Princess
| Female | English |
| Sailor | One who serves in the navy or works on a ship. | Male | Occupational |