Cowboy Name Generator
This cowgirl and cowboy name generator will generate classic western-style first and last names. It’s excellent for any fictional western characters or country-western singer names.
Select a gender, then click the generate button to get ten random names. Finally, click the stars next to your favorites to save them to a list.
Click above to generate some names
How to Name a Cowboy or Cowgirl
The original American cowboys and cowgirls were typically first-generation European migrants, and their names usually sounded traditional. Examples include John, William, Robert, Walter, Albert, Anna, Emma, Clara, and Alice.
Cool Cowboy Names
Here are some good cowboy name ideas to get you started.
- Clarence Cotton
- Leo Walker
- Dan Holden
- Ray Mooney
- August Merritt
- August Lindsey
- Moses Smith
- Avery Jensen
- Roy Shepherd
- Virgil Harris
- Rory Cole
- Harold Finch
- Clayton Compton
- Silas Russell
- London Walker
- Lewis Patton
- Herbert Wolf
- Claude Tate
- Willis McCullough
- Oliver Rush
- Peyton Monroe
- Dakota Bell
- Micah Winters
- Amos Fry
Tough Cowboy Names
These cowboy names are tough sounding, which works great for an outlaw or a sheriff. Some are also combined with nicknames from the list below.
- Remington Sharp
- James Nixon
- Maddox Vaughan
- Victor Wolfe
- Clinton “Bulldozer” Walls
- Marvin Steele
- Hayden “Dust Devil” Cain
- Justice Moody
- Jamie “Snake Eyes” Dixon
- Phoenix Skinner
- Silas Snow
- Christopher Justice
- Roy Grimes
- Julius Knox
- Jake Burton
- Walter Wilcox
- Edwin “The Blade” Crane
Cowgirl Names
Here is a selection of cowgirl names that also work well for frontierswomen.
- Rosie Oakley
- Violet Decker
- Lelia Holland
- Effie Pollard
- Erma Hammond
- Tillie Sharp
- Cora McCormick
- Eliza Potts
- Selma Burris
- Erin Powers
- Alma Hull
- Beatrice Ball
- Gertrude Beasley
- Tillie Johnson
- Erma Kirby
- Jane Townsend
- Harriet Flynn
- Lane Mays
- Morgan Barker
- Norma Crane
Cowgirl and Cowboy Nicknames
In addition to selecting a name, if you’re creating a western character that is an outlaw, lawman, or otherwise has a reputation, they may have a nickname. You can place these at the start of the name or in the middle (e.g., ‘Wild’ Bill Hickok or Billy ‘the kid’ Bonney). Here’s a list of ideas for adding a nickname to the names above.
Or if you have a cowboy or girl on the wrong side of the law, try our bandit name generator.
- Ace
- Angel Eyes
- Arizona
- Baby Face
- Bad
- Bad Egg
- Bad Eye
- Big Gun
- Big Mouth
- Bloodlust
- Bloody
- Blowhard
- Boot-Licker
- Brawny
- Bulldozer
- Bullettooth
- Bullseye
- Bushwacker
- Coyote
- Creed
- Crimson
- Croaker
- Dawn Rider
- Deadbeat
- Demon Eyes
- Diabolic
- Doc
- Dusk Rider
- Dust Devil
- Dusty
- Dynamite
- Eagle Eye
- Evil
- Gold Tooth
- Golden Teeth
- Gravedigger
- Gun Slinger
- Hallow
- Happy
- Hawkeye
- Hazard
- Hellrider
- Hopalong
- Horse Whisperer
- Hunter
- Hustler
- Immoral
- Jeopardy
- Justice
- Killer
- Lawless
- Lone Rider
- Lone Wolf
- Lonesome
- Long Shot
- Lucky
- Merciless
- Midnight
- Muscles
- Naughty
- Night Rider
- No Horse
- No Name
- No Teeth
- One Eye
- Outlaw
- Painkiller
- Phantom
- Pistol
- Poker Face
- Promiscuous
- Quick Finger
- Quick Gun
- Ranger
- Raven
- Rider
- Rustler
- Savage
- Scar
- Scarface
- Scorpion
- Serpent
- Shootout
- Shotgun
- Sly
- Sly Eye
- Smiley
- Smokes
- Snake Eyes
- Songbird
- Steel
- Stormrider
- Sundown
- Sunrise
- Sureshot
- the Angel
- the Blade
- the Blind
- the Brains
- the Bull
- the Bullet
- the Bully
- the Cheat
- the Cobra
- the Con
- The Coward
- the Damned
- the Deaf
- the Demon
- the Devil
- the Fiend
- the Fool
- the Friendly
- the Gambler
- the Gentle
- The Ghost
- the Hallowed
- the Hunter
- the Immortal
- the Infamous
- the Jester
- the Kid
- the Loner
- the Merciful
- the Mute
- The Noose
- the Oaf
- the Predator
- the Snake
- the Stalker
- the Thinker
- the Twin
- the Vicious
- the Viper
- the Wolf
- Tracker
- Trapper
- Trigger Finger
- Trustworthy
- Venom Tongue
- Vile Mouth
- Whiplash
- Wicked
- Wild
- Wild Hog
- Wildfire
- Witty
Country Singer Names
These names also work great for country singers. Instead of a band name, they often use their given name or a stage name with a cowboy or cowgirl sound. You can also check out our country band name generator.