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Country Music Baby Names

The new crop of country music baby names aren't quite as down-home as they used to be. Today’s country stars have names such as Hunter, Maren, and Kacey, which would be equally at home in New Jersey as Nashville.

Along with Hunter and Maren, other country music baby names in the US Top 1000 include Blake, Brooks, Cash, Darius, Faith, June, Rory, and Wyatt. Country musician surnames are rising for both sexes, including Chesney and Paisley for girls, Hayes and Reeves for boys.

You could even look to modern country bands for baby name inspiration — think Magnolia or Perry or Montgomery. Country music baby names have shaken off their hayseed image. The names of country music stars inspiring parents as baby names today include:

Kacey Kasey is an American variant of the Irish na...
Origin:American
4247
Patsy

Meaning: noble, patrician

Origin:English, diminutive of Patricia
5033
Emmylou This Emmylou name is feminine, traditionally...
Origin:Combination of Emmy and Lou
5073
Gentry

Meaning: aristocracy

Origin:English
2436
Autry

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:French surname
13054
Loretta

Meaning: bay laurel

Origin:English variation of Italian Lauretta; diminutive of Laura
739
Harris

Meaning: son of Harry

Origin:English
344
Clay Clay is of English origin and can be used as...
Origin:English word name; diminutive of Clayton
475
Granger

Meaning: worker of the granary

Origin:English and French surname
1677
Eli

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Hebrew
236
Buck

Meaning: male deer or rabbit

Origin:English
1615
Colter

Meaning: colt herder

Origin:English
1817
Billy

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:English, diminutive of William
843
Randy This is a common name used for both boys and...
Origin:Diminutive of Randall, Randolph
1879
Roy

Meaning: king or red-haired

Origin:French or Celtic
720
Pierce

Meaning: son of Piers

Origin:English
950
Tucker

Meaning: fabric pleater

Origin:English occupational name
536
Porter

Meaning: gatekeeper

Origin:English from French occupational name
666
Landon

Meaning: long hill

Origin:English
566
Chesney

Meaning: oak grove

Origin:English from French
4185