300+ Southern and Country Baby Names for Boys and Girls

Southerners love their sweet tea, hush puppies, and fried okra, but even more importantly, they grow up with a love for their history and their strong family bonds. Southern names often bring to mind cotillions, derbies, battlefields, and the English ancestry that so many of us have.

These Southern baby names for boys and girls will reflect your pride of living south of the Mason-Dixon line. The girl names reflect the femininity and heritage of the South, and the boy names are rugged and distinguished. And if you want a name that is a little more earthy, remember, Southerners also like baby names related to nature. Next to helping ensure you have a healthy baby, there is almost nothing more important than a name that a child can proudly carry throughout their life. This list of uniquely Southern baby names give you hundreds of great choices for naming your baby with a nod to your great culture and history.

• Jolene
• Annamae
• Travis
• Beau
• Hank
• Waylon
• Betty
• Maribelle
• Hunter
• Loretta
• Barbara
• Preston

These baby girl names will remind you of flowers, lace, prairies, and old-fashioned values. You will probably be able to think of many famous and historically significant women with these names. Your beautiful baby girl with be a true feminine belle of the South.

These baby boy names will remind you of cowboys, presidents, hunters, country singers, soldiers, battlefields, and good ol' boys. You can be sure that when you name your son one of these names he is carrying on the Southern tradition. Take a sip of sweet tea and have a good look at some genuinely Southern names.

Southern baby boy names tend to have one of the following traits:

• They sound tough or macho, such as Blade or Ryker. They make you think of cowboys and 4x4s.
• They're inspired by Southern capitals or states, like Montgomery, Tex, or Houston. These names make you think about history.
• They're inspired by the first or last names of Civil War figures, such as Lee or Marshall. These names feel distinguished.
• They have Anglo-Saxon origins, like Albion, which is literally the original namesake of England, or be Anglo-Saxon in general, like George or Frederick.
• They're inspired by nature, such as Ridge, Colt, Hunter, or Wade.

Some of the famous people that have had these names are: Montgomery Gentry, Tex Ritter, Robert E. Lee, and Hunter Hayes.

Southern baby girl names tend to have the following traits:

• They come from nature, like Willow, Clementine, or Daisy. These names are delicate and feminine.
• They are named after Civil War battles or battlefields, like Harper or Chantilly. These names are both a nod to history yet are still girly.
• They are inspired by Southern states and towns, like Dallas, Virginia, or Georgia.
• They originate from old-fashioned women's names of the 1800s, like Olivia, Clarabelle, or Victoria.

Some of the famous women that have had these names are Adelaide Clemens, Harper Lee, and Virginia Dare.

When having a baby, there is a lot of pressure on the parents to name their child appropriately. In families where grandparents, uncles, and aunts are involved, the expectation that you would name your child after them is high.

This is especially so in Southern families where tradition is highly regarded. If you are under this kind of baby-naming pressure, pick a name that NO ONE in your family has. This way there is no jealousy or awkwardness involved!

It is said that children often grow into their name. And you can often observe this in people that you know. So if you name a boy Tex, he might grow up to have a big personality. And if you name a girl Clementine, she might grow up to love long skirts, ribbons, and makeup.