We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of Rockabilly baby names for girls and boys from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s rockabilly era that are timeless, southern, and a little bit rock n roll. Rockabilly Names for Girls

 

ARLENE

Invented name

 

BETTYLOU

Combination of Betty and Lou

 

BILLIE

“Resolute protector”

 

BONNIE

“Cheerful” or “Pretty” view name >

 

CHARLENE

“Free man”

 

CONNIE

“Steadfast”

 

DELLA

“Noble” view name >

 

DINAH

“God will judge” view name >

 

DIXIE

“Tenth”

 

DOLLY

“Gift of God”

 

DOROTHY

“Gift of God”

 

DOTTY

Variation of Dorothy

 

ELLA RAE

Ella, “Completely” view name >
Rae, “Ewe” view name >

 

JACKIE

“Supplanter”

 

JEAN

“God is gracious” view name >

 

JUDITH

“Women from Judea”

 

KATHLEEN

“Pure”

 

KITTY

“Pure”

 

LAINEY

“Bright shining one”

 

MAEBRY

Invented name

 

MAVIS

“Songbird” view name >

 

MINNIE

“Intellect”

 

MOLLY

“Bitter”

 

NORMA

“Precept”

 

PATSY

“Noble”

 

PEARL

“Gem” view name >

 

PEGGY SUE

Peggy, “Pearl” Sue, “Lilly”

 

RAE

“Ewe” view name >

 

RITA

“Pearl”

 

ROBIN

Bird name

 

ROSIE

Diminutive of Rose

 

RUBY

“Red gemstone” view name >

 

RUTH

“Compassionate friend view name >

 

SADIE

“Princess” view name >

 

SALLY

“Princess”

 

SHIRLEY

“Bright meadow” view name >

 

SUSIE

“Lilly”

 

WANDA

“Wanderer”

 

Rockabilly Names for Boys

 

ACE

“Unity”

 

AMOS

“Carried by God” view name >

 

BOBBY

“Bright fame”

 

BEAU

Handsome

 

BUDDY

Nickname

 

BUTCH

Nickname

 

CASH

Word name

 

CHEVY

Diminutive of Chevalier

 

CLYDE

Scottish river view name >

 

CURTIS

“Courteous”

 

DALE

“Valley” view name >

 

DEAN

“Church official”

 

DUDLEY

“Duddas meadow” view name >

 

DUKE

English rank of nobility

 

DWAYNE

“Swarthy”

 

EARL

English aristocratic title

 

ELROY

“The King”

 

ELVIS

Unknown meaning

 

FRANKIE

Diminutive of Frank

 

GARY

“Spearman”

 

HANK

“Estate ruler”

 

JAMES

“Supplanter” view name >

 

JARVIS

“Spear” view name >

 

JOHNNY

“God is Gracious”

 

KIT

English diminutive of Christoper

 

LARK

Bird name

 

LEE

“Meadow”

 

LEROY

“The king”

 

LESTER

English place name

 

MELVIN

“Council protector”

 

ORBISON

English surname

 

ORTIZ

“Son of Orti”

 

RANDALL

“Shield wolf”

 

REX

“King”

 

RHODES

Possible variation of the Greek island name Rhodos

 

ROY

“Red-haired”

 

VANCE

“Dweller by the marsh”

 

WILLIAM

“Resolute protector”