30 unique baby names beginning with the letter ‘R’

Really radical names beginning with ‘R’!
Whether it’s for phonetics, or to match names that already exist in your family, or simply because you love the sound, ‘R’ names make great names for babies.
If you’re looking for an ‘R’ name, we’re sharing some of the most adorable and unique modern monikers beginning with R in the gallery below …
30 radical ‘R’ baby names

This Viking name means “warrior”.

Rai has Japanese origins meaning “lightning” or “thunder”.

This Egyptian origin name means “begotten by Ra, the sun god”.

This adorable name has French origins meaning “forest guardian”.

A great nature name that means “dark-haired” or “wise”.

Ravi is a Sanskrit name that means “sun”.

With Hebrew origins, Rama means “friend”.

A sweet Arabic origins name that means “king” or “ruler”.

This French origin name means “defiant”.

This ocean name means “rib of land on water”.

Rei has Japanese origins meaning “my friend”.

Reid has Nordic origins meaning “red haired”.

Remi has French origins meaning “remedy” or “cure”.

Rhiar has Gaelic origins meaning “dark haired“.

Rian has Gaelic origins meaning “king” or “ruler”.

Rico has Spanish origins meaning “dominant ruler”.

Riker has German origins meaning “brave ruler”.

Rio is a gender-neutral name with Spanish origins meaning “river”.

River has English origins meaning “a flowing body of water“.

Roan has Gaelic origins meaning “red haired”.

Romy has Latin origins meaning “dew of the sea”.

Rook has English origins meaning “crow” or “cheat”.

Rooney has Irish origins meaning “descendent of the champion”.

This Viking name means “deer wood”.

Rowdy has English origin meaning “boisterous”.

Roxy has Persian origins meaning “dawn” or “star”.

Rue has French origins meaning “street”.

Rumi has Japanese origins named for the gemstone “lapis lazuli”.

This Viking name comes from the Old Norse word rún, meaning “secret”.

Ryan has Spanish origins meaning “to flow” and “river”.

This Japanese origin name means “age”.

This Hebrew origin name means “good” or “pleasing”.

With French origins, this name means “to cross over”.
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