Country Boy Names

Gus is a homey grandpa nickname name that can work as a short form for any of the above or stand on its own as a cutting-edge replacement for Max and Jake--though it was off the Top 1000 from 1978 until 2016, when it squeaked in at Number 999.
 Gus was chosen for their sons by Dixie Chick Emily Robison and actress Julie Bowen. In T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (and in the stage musical), the full name of Gus the Theatre Cat is Asparagus.

Simple and serious Arabic name which debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.

Relaxed western place-name that still has some masculine punch, but be warned: this whole posse of similarly trendy names, like Sierra and Dakota, will soon ride toward the sunset. 

Montana

Though forever tied to Huck, short for Huckleberry, Finn, this is an undeniably cute short form that may have some life as part of the hipster taste for names like Duke and Bix.

Huck

When playwright Thomas Lanier Williams adopted the pen name of Tennessee, he created a new possibility among American place-names, although it's admittedly a bit bulky in size. 

Reese Witherspoon brought it back into the spotlight when she chose it for her son. While Tennessee's two most famous bearers are male, the name can work equally well for a child of any gender.

Tennessee

 are favorites on the US popularity list. Along with such classic country boy names as Wyatt and Levi, other 

cool names for country boys in the US Top 100

  include Jackson and Hunter, Landon and Maverick.

 include tough guy country names Ryder and Waylon along with cute country boys Beau and Rhett. 

Some other notable country boy names: Finn and Sawyer, as in 

 Jonah and Caleb also qualify as cool country boy names.

If you're searching for a country boy name for your little boy, whether you're raising him in Montana or Manhattan, these qualify.

Country boy names include Waylon, Beau, Finn, and other cool southern midwestern rugged cowboy names for baby boys, with meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 6)