| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Queenie | Female ruler | Female | English |
| Rachel | Ewe | Female | Hebrew |
| Ralphie | Wise Ruler, Wolf | Unisex | English |
| Ramses | Son of Ra | Male | Ancient Egyptian |
| Rascal | One that is playfully mischievous | Unisex | English |
| Ricky | Strong power | Male | French |
| Riley | Rye clearing | Male | English |
| Rina | Pet form of names in -rina | Female | English |
| River | River | Unisex | English |
| Rocky | Battle cry | Male | Germanic |
| Rosie | Rose | Female | Latin |
| Roxy | Star | Female | Persian |
| Rufus | Red | Male | Latin |
| Sadie | Princess | Female | Hebrew |
| Sam | He is called god | Male | Hebrew |
| Sammy | His name is God | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Sancho | Saint. | Male | Latin |
| Sandy | Defending men | Male | Greek |
| Santa | Saintlike | Unisex | Spanish |
| Sasha | Defending men | Unisex | Greek |
| Sassy | Lively and spirited | Unisex | English |
| Scott | Painted warrior | Male | English |
| Sheba | Daughter of an oath | Female | Hebrew |
| Shelby | A place where willows grow | Female | American English |
| Shorty | Of less than average size | Unisex | English |
| Simba | Lion | Female | Swahili |
| Sleepy | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Slim | Slender in proportion to height. | Unisex | English |
| Smokey | A grayish blue colour. Slang for highway patrol officer | Unisex | English |
| Sophie | Wisdom | Female | Greek |