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Western names with dust on their boots
27 names · 6 girls · 21 boys · records through 2025
The cowboy name boom is one of the defining trends of the decade — Wyatt and Waylon climbed the charts like they stole something.
This guide has 27 names: 6 girl names and 21 boy names. A curated set of Western and frontier names matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
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Saddle up: every frontier name below is in real use, rank included.
Girl names
6 names
Boy names
21 names
- Levi#12 today
- Wyatt#38 today
- Maverick#49 today
- Waylon#56 today
- Beau#60 today
- Walker#78 today
- Austin#113 today
- Ryder#132 today
- Tucker#181 today
- Jesse#184 today
- Rhett#188 today
- Dallas#238 today
- Colt#285 today
- Cody#318 today
- Wade#344 today
- Hank#413 today
- Boone#423 today
- Garrett#564 today
- Shane#635 today
- Duke#695 today
- Gus#1328 today
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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