Hobo Name Generator
Rail-riding monikers from the boxcar era
Generate hobo names in the true style of the Depression-era rails: road monikers built from a hometown, a trait, or a mishap, plus the given name it got attached to. Ideal for historical fiction, Fallout and Western campaigns, and folk-song storytelling.
About hobo names
Hobo names, called monikers on the road, were earned rather than chosen. From the 1870s through the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers rode freight trains between harvests and job sites, and a man's moniker was how the jungle camp knew him. The most famous were A-No.1 (Leon Ray Livingston), Boxcar Bertha, and Steam Train Maury Graham, who was elected King of the Hobos five times at the Britt, Iowa convention that still runs today.
Monikers followed a few reliable patterns. Many were a hometown or home state attached to a short first name: Frisco Jack, Cincinnati Slim, Texas Slim, Kansas City Kitty. Others described a physical trait or injury, which was common when men jumped moving trains: Peg Leg Pete, One-Eyed Ollie, Three-Finger Frank. Railroad slang supplied another set, with words like reefer (refrigerator car), gondola, hotshot (fast freight), highball, and bull (railroad detective) all turning into names. Then there were trade and personality tags such as Preacher Dan, Fruit Tramp Fritz, Hard Luck Hattie, and Sundown Sadie.
A convincing hobo name sounds like something scrawled in chalk on a water tower. It is short, alliterative more often than not, and it tells you one true thing about the person: where they are from, what they look like, or what they can do.
How to choose hobo names
- Combine a place with a short first name (Omaha Ollie, Reno Rick) for the most historically common style; the place is usually where the hobo first caught out, not necessarily where they were born.
- Physical-trait monikers (Stumpy, Whiskers, Red Beard) work best when the trait matters in the story, since real hobos earned these tags from what others noticed first.
- Railroad-slang names like Reefer Red or Highball Hank signal a seasoned rider who knows the trains; give them to veterans, not first-timers.
- Historically, hobos were traveling workers, tramps traveled but did not work, and bums neither traveled nor worked; a name like Harvest Hank or Apple Knocker Al marks a working hobo.
- Keep it to two or three words; A-No.1 was the exception, and even he was mostly just called A-No.1.
Frequently asked questions
How did hobos get their names?
Other hobos gave them. A newcomer would be tagged with a moniker based on his hometown, appearance, trade, or a memorable incident, and the name spread as he chalked it on water tanks and boxcars along his route.
Were there famous real hobos?
Yes. A-No.1 (Leon Ray Livingston) wrote bestselling books about the road, Steam Train Maury Graham was repeatedly elected King of the Hobos, and folk singers Woody Guthrie and Utah Phillips both rode the rails and sang about it.
What is the difference between a hobo, a tramp, and a bum?
The old road saying goes: a hobo travels and works, a tramp travels and does not work, and a bum does neither. Hobos took pride in the distinction, which is why many monikers reference a trade or harvest.
Can I use these names in a game or novel?
Yes. Most names here are invented in the traditional style; a few historic monikers like Boxcar Bertha and Steam Train Maury are included for reference and are best used as background lore rather than as your protagonist.
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All 1,000 hobo names
A: 16 names
- A-No.1 Ambrose
- Abilene Abner
- Adirondack Addie
- Airbrake Abe
- Albany Al
- Alley Cat Alma
- Altoona Al
- Amarillo Andy
- Apple Crate Abel
- Apple Knocker Al
- Arky Andy
- Ash Pit Archie
- Ashcat Andy
- Ashtabula Annie
- Asparagus Augie
- Auntie Alma
B: 103 names
- Baby Face Bill
- Back Porch Dottie
- Bacon Grease Bess
- Bad Order Boyd
- Badger Bill
- Badlands Bart
- Bakersfield Bo
- Bald Eagle Ben
- Baldy Boone
- Baling Wire Bayliss
- Ballast Bess
- Baltimore Bill
- Bandana Bea
- Banjo Bart
- Banner Carrier Basil
- Bantam Rooster Ross
- Barber Ben
- Barker Bart
- Barn Painter Barney
- Barrel Chest Barrett
- Barstow Bart
- Bashful Basil
- Bayou Bess
- Bayou Boudreaux
- Bean Pot Barney
- Bean Row Birdie
- Beanpole Bea
- Beans Bailey
- Beaumont Bud
- Beet Field Beatrice
- Bell Rope Beulah
- Bellhop Benny
- Bemidji Olaf
- Berry Picker Bernice
- Bible Belt Bill
- Big Foot Bertie
- Big Hands Hank
- Big Hook Hubert
- Big Muddy Maude
- Big Thicket Thibodeaux
- Bill Poster Bill
- Billings Bess
- Bindle Bill
- Bindlestiff Barlow
- Biscuit Bob
- Bismarck Bonnie
- Bitterroot Bea
- Black Hills Buster
- Blacksmith Bill
- Blanket Stiff Bill
- Blind Baggage Benny
B, continued
- Blizzard Bill
- Blowed-in-the-Glass Gid
- Blue Norther Newt
- Blue Ridge Rufus
- Bluefield Smoky
- Bluegill Blue
- Bluegrass Bess
- Bobwhite Bobbie Jo
- Boil-Up Bessie Lou
- Boise Bill
- Boll Weevil Cal
- Boomer Buck
- Boomtown Boomer
- Bootblack Bertram
- Bootleg Bill
- Bottle Cap Bobby
- Bottle Picker Bill
- Bowlegs Bill
- Boxcar Barbara
- Boxcar Benny
- Boxcar Bertha
- Boxcar Betty
- Bozeman Belle
- Brainerd Red
- Brake Wheel Bridie
- Brakeshoe Bill
- Branch Line Bertie
- Brass Pounder Barnaby
- Brazos Bram
- Bread Line Brewster
- Bridgeport Bert
- Broken Nose Ben
- Brother Bob
- Brownie Bess
- Buck and Wing Bill
- Buckeye Bud
- Bull Cook Bucky
- Bull Dodger Bob
- Bull Neck Bailey
- Bullfrog Buford
- Bullwhacker Bill
- Bumblebee Beulah Mae
- Bumpers Birdie
- Bumping Post Buster
- Bundle Stiff Bjorn
- Bunkhouse Bub
- Burlap Burt
- Burlington Bea
- Burro Burke
- Butte Bill
- Buttonhook Bette
- Buzzard Beak Bruno
C: 108 names
- Cabbage Head Cal
- Caboose Carl
- Cairo Curly
- Cajon Pass Cassius
- Cajun Cass
- Cajun Claude
- California Blanket Kip
- Camp Kettle Kate
- Candle Stub Candace
- Cane Cutter Corbin
- Canned Heat Clem
- Cannery Cass
- Cannonball Caleb
- Cant Hook Kent
- Canuck Claude
- Captain Caspar
- Car Knocker Karl
- Carbide Lamp Carver
- Card Sharp Charlie
- Cardboard Kate
- Carny Carl
- Carpetbag Carlisle
- Carver Cal
- Cascade Curly
- Catch-Out Casey
- Catfish Cato
- Cattail Catherine
- Cattle Car Cassie
- Catwalk Calvin
- Centralia Slim
- Chair Caner Cal
- Chalk Cat Carrie
- Chalk Mark Chauncey
- Charleston Charlie
- Chattanooga Chuck
- Cheerful Charlie
- Cherokee Bill Rains
- Chewing Gum Gert
- Cheyenne Charlie
- Chicago Red
- Chicken Farmer Chuck
- Chicory Chuck
- Chillicothe Chester
- Chipmunk Chip
- Choker Setter Chet
- Chuck Wagon Chuck
- Church Mouse Charity
- Cider Press Cyrus
- Cigar Butt Cy
- Cimarron Slim
- Cincinnati Slim
- Cinder Sam
- Cinder Sifter Cyril
- Cinder Track Cora
C, continued
- Clark Fork Curly
- Clear Board Clyde
- Clinker Clarence
- Clock Mender Clem
- Cloudburst Clara
- Clover Patch Clovis
- Clovis Clement
- Coal Chute Chet
- Coal Dust Charlie
- Coal Miner Mike
- Coal Oil Cole
- Coal Tipple Tip
- Cockney Charlie
- Coffee Can Connie
- Coffee Grounds Gabe
- Coffee Pot Colby
- Cold Snap Cal
- Colonel Cobb
- Con Man Cy
- Cookhouse Cookie
- Copper Camp Cooper
- Cork Boots Corky
- Corn Belt Clem
- Corn Pone Cora
- Corn Shucker Chester
- Cornbread Curly
- Corncob Pipe Cy
- Cornet Cornell
- Cornfield Meet Cormac
- Cornhusker Cal
- Cotton Belt Cora
- Cotton Chopper Clint
- Coupler Cal
- Cousin Clem
- Cowboy Cody
- Cowcatcher Cornelius
- Cowlick Clyde
- Cowpuncher Cass
- Cracker Jack Cully
- Cranberry Bog Clarence
- Crawdad Crandall
- Cricket Crispin
- Crossties Clem
- Crow Bait Curtis
- Crumb Boss Crosby
- Crummy Chester
- Cryin' Carl
- Cumberland Cletus
- Cumberland Gap Gabby
- Cup of Mud Mick
- Cupola Clara
- Curly Cal
- Cushions Cecil
- Cyclone Cy
D: 47 names
- Dairy Dan
- Dalhart Dallas
- Dam Builder Dabney
- Dandelion Dandy
- Dane Dan
- Davenport Dave
- Daybreak Danny
- Daydream Daisy
- Deacon Deke
- Deadhead Dave
- Deadwood Duke
- Death Valley Dell
- Decatur Deacon
- Deck of Cards Deke
- Deckhand Dewey
- Delta Delphine
- Denver Dolly
- Derby Hat Desmond
- Deutsch Dutch
- Diamond Stack Dinah
- Ditch Digger Dixon
- Dixie Dan
- Doc Whitlow
- Dodge City Dusty
- Dog Days Dewey
- Donner Pass Donovan
- Doodlebug Dudley
- Double Header Delbert
- Double Track Dewitt
- Dough Puncher Dolph
- Doughnut Dan
- Down East Dan
- Dozy Dan
- Drag Freight Dan
- Drawbar Dobbs
- Driftwood Dell
- Drive Wheel Dora
- Dry Spell Della
- Dulcimer Dulcie
- Duluth Dutch
- Dungarees Duncan
- Dunsmuir Duncan
- Dust Bowl Dolly
- Dust Devil Dell
- Dusty Dan
- Dutch Henry
- Dutch Oven Doyle
E: 19 names
- Eagle Eye Elmer
- Ear Trumpet Ed
- Earflap Earl
- Early Bird Birdie
- Easy Going Ezra
- Easy Mark Marcus
- Egg Candler Ed
- El Paso Eddie
- Elkhart Elsie
- Elko Elroy
- Emporia Emmeline
- Empty Car Ernie
- Enid Enos
- Erie Canal Enoch
- Erie Eddie
- Escanaba Kid
- Eugene Dutch
- Evening Star Stella
- Extra Board Ed
F: 43 names
- Far Away Fay
- Fargo Fritz
- Fast Mail Mattie
- Fat Freddie Fowler
- Fatback Frank
- Feather River Faye
- Feed Sack Fenwick
- Fiddler Finn
- Field Mouse Fern
- Finn Frank
- Firebox Floyd
- First Frost Fanny
- Fishplate Phil
- Flagstaff Fred
- Flat Broke Floyd
- Flat Cap Flanagan
- Flat Wheel Fred
- Flatcar Fred
- Flatfoot Frank
- Flax Field Flossie
- Flint Frank
- Flint Hills Fred
- Flood Tide Fred
- Flophouse Fletcher
- Flour Sack Flo
- Foggy Frank
- Footloose Flo
- Footsore Fergus
- Fort Wayne Flora
- Four Bits Fitz
- Four-Finger Fred
- Freckles Fred
- Freight Train Frank
- Frenchy Fontaine
- Frenchy LaRue
- Fresno Fritz
- Frisco Jack
- Frostbite Frank
- Fruit Jar Frieda
- Fruit Tramp Fritz
- Fry Cook Freddie
- Full Moon Flora
- Fusee Flossie
G: 34 names
- Galluses Gaylord
- Gandy Dancer Gabe
- Gary Gus
- Ginger Gert
- Glass Eye Gus
- Gleaner Gladys
- Glendive Glenn
- Gold Pan Gideon
- Gondola Gus
- Good Road Gracie
- Good Time Goldie
- Good Water Gwen
- Gopher Gomer
- Grab Iron Gil
- Grade Crew Grover
- Grafton Red
- Grandma Gert
- Grape Stomper Greta
- Grasshopper Grayson
- Gravy Gus
- Gray Wolf Gerald
- Great Basin Gabe
- Great Falls Gabe
- Greek George
- Green Eye Greta
- Greenhorn Gus
- Griddle Cake Gus
- Grouchy Gert
- Groundhog Grover
- Growly Gus
- Guitar Gus
- Gully Washer Gus
- Gunnysack Gunnar
- Gusher Gustav
H: 66 names
- Hailstorm Hattie
- Half Pint Hal
- Hambone Hollis
- Handcar Harvey
- Handout Harlan
- Handyman Hoke
- Happy Hal
- Hard Luck Hattie
- Hard Rock Harlan
- Hard Times Hiram
- Hardboiled Hank
- Hardtack Hattie
- Harmonica Hank
- Harrisburg Hal
- Harvest Hank
- Harvest Moon Hank
- Harvest Stiff Harlow
- Hash Slinger Hildy
- Hattiesburg Hetty
- Havre Harvey
- Hawkeye Hank
- Hay Hand Hap
- Hay Rake Ralph
- Hayloft Hattie Mae
- Haystack Hiram
- Haywire Hayes
- Headlight Hester
- Headwind Hester
- Heat Lightning Lila
- High Climber Hjalmar
- High Iron Hiram
- High Plains Hal
- High Pockets Hy
H, continued
- High Water Hank
- Highball Hank
- Hit the Grit Grady
- Hitch-Step Gil
- Hoarfrost Horace
- Hobnail Hobie
- Hobo Stew Hazel
- Hoboken Hank
- Hod Carrier Hodge
- Hoecake Hank
- Hogger Hank
- Hoghead Harold
- Homesick Homer
- Hominy Hank
- Honey Bucket Hank
- Hoofer Hugh
- Hook Hand Harry
- Hoosier Hal
- Hoot Owl Hooper
- Hop Picker Hazel
- Hop Yard Hallie
- Hop-Along Hal
- Hopper Hollis
- Horseshoe Curve Hobart
- Hot Freight Horace
- Hotbox Homer
- Hotshot Harry
- Hound Dog Hardy
- Huckleberry Hub
- Humboldt Hugh
- Hummin' Hattie
- Hump Yard Herb
- Hurricane Hattie
I: 9 names
- Ice Harvest Ivar
- Ice House Ida
- Ice Storm Ivy
- Icicle Ike
- In the Hole Ira
- Irish Eddie
- Irish Tim McCarthy
- Iron Horse Ike
- Ironworker Ike
J: 19 names
- Jackhammer Jess
- Jackknife Jeb
- Jackrabbit Jarvis
- Jake Leg Jerry
- Jaw Harp Jerry
- Jaybird Jayne
- Jayhawker Jake
- Jerkwater Jethro
- Johnnycake Jack
- Johnson Bar Jed
- Joplin Josephine
- Judge Beasley
- Jug Band Jimmy
- June Bug Juniper
- Jungle Buzzard Joe
- Jungle Camp Jubal
- Jungle Cook Jonas
- Jungle Fire Josie
- Junk Man Jake
K: 15 names
- Kalamazoo Kid
- Kanawha Kid
- Kankakee Cleo
- Kansas City Kitty
- Katydid Katie
- Kazoo Kate
- Keokuk Whitey
- Kerosene Kermit
- Killdeer Kit
- Kind Lady Lettie
- Knapsack Knox
- Knock-Knee Ned
- Knoxville Ken
- Knuckle Kenny
- Knuckles Knute
L: 32 names
- Lamplight Lottie
- Lantern Lars
- Laramie Lou
- Late Start Lars
- Laughing Larry
- Lead Belt Leland
- Lefty Lou
- Lemon Grove Lemuel
- Levee Camp Levi
- Lexington Lem
- Licorice Lou
- Lightfoot Lou
- Lightning Bug Lula
- Lightning Slinger Linus
- Lima Lyman
- Limpin' Lou
- Little Rock Lefty
- Livestock Lenny
- Livingston Lefty
- Log Jam Lorne
- Logansport Lefty
- Lone Wolf Lowell
- Lonesome Lyle
- Long Gone Lon
- Long Haul Lonnie
- Long Johns Lonzo
- Long Legs Lem
- Long Shot Lottie
- Loudmouth Lou
- Lucky Lester
- Lump Luther
- Lye Soap Lyla
M: 49 names
- Ma Bessie Boggs
- Mackerel Sky Mack
- Magpie Maggie
- Main Drag Monty
- Main Line Maude
- Main Stem Mamie
- Mandolin Mandy
- Manifest Manny
- Maple Sugar Mamie
- Marysville Mary Lou
- Matchstick Mick
- Mauch Chunk Mac
- Maumee Maurice
- Mayor Mayhew
- McAlester Mack
- Meadowlark Meg
- Medicine Show Monty
- Meet Point Mort
- Melon Patch Melvin
- Memphis Mike
- Meridian Merritt
- Midnight Mabel
- Milepost Milly
- Milk Run Milt
- Milk Train Myrtle
- Milkweed Millie
- Minot Minnie
- Minstrel Mack
- Mission Stiff Mike
- Missoula Moe
- Mobile Mabel
- Mockingbird Mae
- Mojave Moses
- Moniker Merle
- Monongahela Mona
- Moody Mose
- Moonlight Mose
- Moonshine Mose
- Morning Dew Dora
- Mouth Organ Mose
- Mudcat Mulroy
- Mule Skinner Mack
- Muleskinner Molly
- Mulligan Mixer Mavis
- Mulligan Stew Moe
- Mumbles Murphy
- Mush Faker Fergus
- Muskogee Mac
- Mustache Mose
N: 21 names
- Nampa Kid
- Narrow Gauge Nate
- Nashville Nell
- Natchez Nathaniel
- Needle and Thread Nettie
- Needles Kid
- Neighborly Ned
- Never Home Neal
- New Moon Noah
- Newsie Newt
- Newspaper Ned
- Next Town Tobias
- Nickel Flop Nels
- Nickel Nate
- Night Owl Nell
- Nightfall Ned
- Nimble Ned
- Niobrara Niles
- North Platte Norris
- North Star Nora
- Norther Nell
O: 24 names
- Oakland Ollie
- Oat Sack Oscar
- October Otis
- Ogallala Kid
- Ogden Shorty
- Ohio River Orrin
- Okie Otto
- Old Mule Emmett
- Old Timer Ollie
- Omaha Ollie
- One More Mile Milo
- One-Eyed Ollie
- Onion Otis
- Onion Topper Otto
- Orange Grove Ora
- Ore Cart Orson
- Ornery Orville
- Oshkosh Oscar
- Ottumwa Red
- Ouachita Red
- Overalls Orrin
- Owl Train Opal
- Oyster Ollie
- Ozark Orville
P: 60 names
- Paddy Malone
- Paducah Shorty
- Painter Paul
- Pale Face Pete
- Palmetto Pat
- Panhandle Pete
- Pasco Red
- Passenger Stiff Paxton
- Patch Eye Pete
- Patch Pocket Perry
- Patches Patsy
- Payday Pearl
- Pea Picker Peg
- Peach Orchard Percy
- Peanut Pete
- Pearl Diver Pearlie
- Pecan Grove Purvis
- Pecos Pearl
- Peddler Pete
- Peg Leg Pete
- Pendleton Penny
- Penny Ante Pete
- Peoria Pete
- Peppermint Pat
- Phoenix Phil
- Piano Roll Rollo
- Piggyback Pat
- Pikes Peak Percival
- Piney Woods Pete
- Placer Pearl
- Pocatello Pat
- Pocket Change Polly
- Pocket Comb Conrad
- Poet Pat
- Poke-Out Polly Ann
- Pokey Pete
- Pop Valve Purvis
- Porcupine Porter
- Pork Chop Pete
- Portland Pete
- Possum Belly Porter
- Possum Purdy
- Postcard Posey
- Pot Walloper Waldo
- Potato Digger Pop
- Potomac Porter
- Powder Monkey Pete
- Powder River Powell
- Prairie Dog Pru
- Prairie Hen Henrietta
- Prairie Pat
- Preacher Dan
- Profesh Prescott
- Professor Perkins
- Providence Prudy
- Provo Pete
- Prune Picker Prudence
- Puget Sound Sue
- Pullman Polly
- Pumpkin Patch Pansy
Q: 1 name
- Quiet Quincy
R: 56 names
- Raccoon Rafferty
- Rain Crow Roy
- Rainbow Rena
- Rainy Day Ray
- Ramblin' Jack
- Ramblin' Rose
- Rambling Rudy
- Rapid City Rita
- Rattler Rollo
- Raven Hair Rae
- Rawlins Red
- Razor Strop Ransom
- Rebel Ray
- Red Beard Rusty
- Red Board Ruby
- Red Flannel Felix
- Red River Reba
- Redball Rita
- Redding Curly
- Redwood Rudy
- Reefer Red
- Reno Rick
- Restless Rufus
- Rhythm Bones Rhett
- Richmond Rosie
- Riddle Rhoda
- Right-of-Way Reuben
- Ring Tail Rex
- Rio Grande Rosa
- Rip Track Ray
- River Pig Rollo
- Rivet Rita
- Road Gang Rodney
- Road Kid Rusty
- Road Stake Stella Mae
- Roadbed Roscoe
- Roadrunner Rocco
- Roanoke Ray
- Rochester Ray
- Rock Crusher Rocco
- Rockies Ray
- Rods Riley
- Rogue River Rory
- Root Cellar Roscoe
- Rope Belt Roland
- Roseville Rosalind
- Roughneck Ruffin
- Roundhouse Rosie
- Roustabout Rudy
- Roving Ruth
- Royal Gorge Rowena
- Rubber Tramp Rafe
- Ruling Grade Rube
- Russian Rudy
- Rusty Rail Roy
- Rye Whiskey Rufus
S: 154 names
- Sacramento Sal
- Safe Camp Sampson
- Sagebrush Sage
- Saginaw Sam
- Sailor Jack
- Salina Slim
- Salmon Sam
- Salt Lake Sadie
- Salt Works Salty
- San Joaquin Kid
- Sandbur Sanford
- Sandhills Slim
- Sandhog Sandor
- Sandhouse Silas
- Sandusky Slim
- Santa Fe Sadie
- Sardine Sadie
- Sarge Sanders
- Saturday Night Sonny
- Savannah Sam
- Sawdust Zack
- Sawmill Saul
- Sawtooth Sawyer
- Scarface Sully
- Scissors Grinder Gregor
- Scotty Bagpipe
- Scranton Scotty
- Scythe Silas
- Seattle Slim
- Section Hand Sandy
- Section House Selma
- Sedalia Slim
- Seed Corn Cecil
- Semaphore Sid
- Senator Sennett
- Sharecrop Sam
- Sheep Camp Sadie
- Sheepherder Sam
- Shell Game Sherman
- Shenandoah Shep
- Sherman Hill Shorty
- Shifty Sheldon
- Shingle Weaver Shiloh
- Shoe Leather Shep
- Short Change Charlie
- Short Line Shorty
- Short Order Shelton
- Shorty Sherman
- Shovel Stiff Shelby
- Show-Me Sam
- Shreveport Sal
S, continued
- Side Door Pullman Pearl
- Side Rod Seth
- Sideburns Sy
- Sidecar Sadie
- Sideshow Sid
- Sidetrack Sally
- Sidewinder Sil
- Sierra Sam
- Sign Painter Sy
- Signal Tower Sam
- Silk Train Sylvie
- Silver Dollar Silas
- Silver Hair Sylvia
- Silver Lode Sylvester
- Silver Tip Sam
- Sinker Sam
- Sioux City Sue
- Sit-Down Sadie Belle
- Skid Road Skip
- Skillet Lick Sal
- Skinny Cass
- Skipper Stokes
- Sky Pilot Simeon
- Slab Pile Slade
- Sleepy Sam
- Sleet Storm Sid
- Slim Jim Jessup
- Slippery Sloane
- Slouch Hat Slater
- Slow Freight Fred
- Slow Order Sam
- Slowpoke Sol
- Sly Fox Fenton
- Smokestack Sam
- Smoky Mountain Sam
- Smudge Pot Smitty
- Snake Oil Sol
- Snake River Sloan
- Snake Sammy
- Sneaky Sneed
- Snoose Slim
- Snowbird Sam
- Snuff Box Sadie
- Soft Shoe Sol
- Soldier Summit Solomon
- Songbird Sadie
- Sonny Boy Sam
- Soogan Soren
- Sooner Sam
- Sorghum Mill Milo
- Sorghum Sid
S, continued
- Soup Line Sophie
- Sourdough Sam
- Sourpuss Sid
- Sowbelly Sam
- Sparks Slim
- Sparrow Sparks
- Speeder Spence
- Spike Maul Mel
- Spokane Sue
- Spring Thaw Thad
- Spud Cellar Selma
- Spuds Sullivan
- Spur Line Sparky
- Square Deal Seamus
- Squeaky Sue
- Squeezebox Squire
- Squint Eye Sam
- Stable Hand Stan
- Staked Plains Sid
- Stamp Mill Stanton
- Starlight Stan
- Steam Gauge Stella
- Steam Shovel Shorty
- Steam Train Maury
- Steam Whistle Stan
- Stevedore Steve
- Stew Builder Stubby
- Stew Bum Stu
- Stock Car Sadie
- Stockton Stan
- Stovepipe Stuart
- Straight Shooter Stu
- Straw Hat Strother
- Stray Dog Strom
- Streak of Rust Russ
- Stretch Slattery
- Stumpy McGee
- Sugar Beet Seth
- Sunburn Sam
- Sundown Sadie
- Sunflower Sunny
- Sunrise Sally
- Sunup Sol
- Suppertime Sue
- Suspenders Skeet
- Susquehanna Susie
- Swede Larson
- Swede Sven
- Sweetwater Swain
- Switch Lamp Lottie
- Switchyard Sid
- Syracuse Sy
T: 56 names
- Tacoma Ted
- Tailwind Tate
- Tall Pine Tallulah
- Tall Tale Tom
- Tallowpot Travis
- Tampa Tom
- Tank Car Tessie
- Tarheel Ted
- Tater Tillie
- Teakettle Tilda
- Tehachapi Tad
- Tender Ted
- Tenderfoot Pete
- Tent Show Tessa
- Terrapin Terrence
- Terre Haute Terrence
- Texarkana Tess
- Texas Slim
- Thankful Thelma
- Thin Dime Dinah
- Three-Finger Frank
- Thrifty Theo
- Throttle Thurman
- Thunderhead Thad
- Tie Hacker Tighe
- Tie Pass Thaddeus
- Timber Beast Ted
- Timber Faller Fergus
- Tin Can Tessie
- Tin Cup Tucker
- Tin Peddler Ted
- Tin Whistle Twyla
- Tinker Tim
- Tinsmith Titus
- Tintype Tilly
- Tobacco Barn Tobias
- Tobacco Tom
- Toledo Tex
- Tomcat Tolliver
- Toothless Tom
- Toothpick Toby
- Top Hat Thatcher
- Topeka Tex
- Torpedo Tobias
- Towhead Ted
- Trestle Tillie
- Truckee Trudy
- Tucumcari Kid
- Tulsa Tommy
- Tumbleweed Tuck
- Tunnel Tim
- Turnip Tom
- Turntable Thelma
- Twilight Tess
- Two Cents Zeke
- Two-Bit Tillie
U: 3 names
- Ukulele Eula
- Umbrella Mender Ulla
- Uncle Ulysses
V: 5 names
- Vancouver Vic
- Varnish Vern
- Vaudeville Vera
- Vicksburg Victor
- Vineyard Vince
W: 49 names
- Wabash Wendell
- Waco Willard
- Walnut Grove Wiley
- Wanderin' Walter
- Wandering Jane
- Warsaw Pete Kowalski
- Wasatch Whitey
- Washboard Wally
- Washout Wiley
- Water Plug Wilbur
- Water Tank Walt
- Way Freight Wally
- Waybill Wendell
- Weathervane Vern
- Well Digger Wendell
- Welsh Willie
- Wenatchee Walt
- Westbound Wade
- Wheat Field Willy
- Wheeling Willie
- Whippoorwill Wilhelmina
- Whirlwind Winnie
- Whiskers Whitey
- Whisperin' Wanda
- Whistle Post Winnie
- Whistle Punk Wyatt
- Whistle Stop Willie
- Whistle Teeth Whit
- Whistlin' Willie
- White Mule Willie
- Whittlin' Willie
- Wichita Walt
- Wild Rose Rosalie
- Wildcat Wilder
- Willamette Wilma
- Wind River Winslow
- Windfall Winifred
- Windmill Wilbur
- Windy Walt
- Winnemucca Winnie
- Winnipeg Walt
- Wolverine Walt
- Wooden Leg Walt
- Wooden Nickel Nick
- Wooden Spoon Wilma
- Woodpile Woodrow
- Wool Sock Woody
- Wrinkles Wes
- Wye Track Wes