List of Old West Names
The Wild West is an icon era in American History. The Old West name list is populated with hundreds of names from the 1850's through the 1890's. While the actual period is generally considered as starting earlier, the most thorough available list of names is of Civil War veterans. The resulting names capture the era of settling the high plains and Rocky Mountain states including the gun fights, gold and silver rushes, and the mythology of lawlessness.
The list is useful for finding historically accurate names for character concepts in fictional works, scripts or for Wild West games. It also contains many interesting names, which have fallen out of favor over time if you are looking for a unique name for baby.
Rafael
Rafe
Raised
Raleigh
Ralleffe
Ralph
Ramon
Ranald
Randall
Randle
Randolph
Ransom
Ranson
Raoul
Raphael
Rasmus
Raswell
Ray
Raymond
Reason
Reasoner
Red
Redden
Redmond
Reece
Reed
Reese
Reeves
Reginald
Reid
Reinhold
Rene
Reno
Resin
Reuben
Reubin
Rev
Rex
Rhodum
Rice
Rich
Richard
Richards
Richmond
Riley
Ringo
Riply
Risingt
Rob
Robert
Roberts
Robertson
Robin
Robinson
Robley
Robt
Roby
Rockwell
Rocky
Roderick
Rodney
Roe
Roger
Rogers
Roland
Rolandus
Roll
Rolla
Rolland
Rollie
Rollin
Rollo
Roman
Rome
Romeo
Romulus
Ronald
Rooster
Rosco
Roscoe
Roselle
Rosendo
Ross
Roswell
Rowdy
Rowland
Roy
Royal
Royster
Rube
Ruben
Rubin
Ruby
Rudolf
Rudolph
Rudy
Rueben
Ruffin
Ruffus
Rufus
Rupert
Rush
Rusley
Russel
Russell
Rutherford
Ryder