75 Patriotic Baby Names Inspired by Independence Day

If you are proud to be an American, or if you most look forward to the fourth of July, why not choose a patriotic name for your newborn baby? There is no better way to honor our Founding Fathers than to choose the perfect name that also has significant meaning to our country.

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Here is a list of the best patriotic names to choose from for a baby girl or a baby boy. This way you can pay homage to a former President, the National Anthem, or even something that the United States stands for. Plus, there are even unique baby names on this list as well, giving you tons of options. You can choose one for your dog if you like because pets are like children, too!

Patriotic Baby Girl Names

Abigail - For Abigail Adams, a former first lady
Amelia - For Amelia Earhart, renowned pilot
America - For the United States of America, following actress America Ferrara
Belle - For the Liberty Bell
Betsy - For Betsy Ross, the one who made the first American flag
Britannia - For the USS Britannia, a steamship captured by the Union Navy during the Civil War
Brooklyn - For a well-known city in New York
Cheyenne - For a city in Wyoming
Coretta - For Coretta Scott King, activist wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
Deborah - For Deborah Sampson, a woman who disguised herself as a man and became an American Revolution war hero
Destiny - For "manifest destiny," the belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America
Eleanor - For Eleanor Roosevelt, a former first lady
Elizabeth - For Elizabeth Cady Stanton, known as a leader in the women's rights and suffrage movements
Georgia - For the state of Georgia
Glory - For the 1989 film Glory that was based on the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
Hannah - For Hannah Adams, an author who wrote books based on United States history
Harriet - For Harriet Tubman, who fought for equal rights
Honor - This word describes men and women of high moral standing
Jackie - For Jackie Kennedy, a former first lady
Jane - For Jane Addams, a leader in social work and women's suffrage
Liberty - From the famous saying "give me liberty, or give me death" by Patrick Henry
Lydia - For Lydia Barrington Darragh, a Quaker turned Patriot spy during the American Revolution
Madison - For James Madison, a former President
Martha - For Martha Washington, a former first lady
Mercy - For the compassion and forgiveness the United States is known for
Molly - For Molly Pitcher, a nickname given for a woman who carried water to American soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolution
Rebel - For the most famous rebellion, the American Revolution
Rosie - For Rosie the Riveter, an iconic fictional person who was created to recruit and represent female factory workers during WWII
Star - For the "star-spangled banner"
Susan - For Susan B. Anthony, an important leader, and women's rights activist
Sybil - For Sybil Ludington, a hero and patriot during the American Revolutionary War
Victoria - For "victory" which can best describe the Revolutionary War
Virginia - For the state of Virginia

Patriotic Baby Boy Names

Aaron - For Aaron Burr, a former Vice President
Abraham - For Abraham Lincoln, a former President
Austin - For a city in Texas
Banner - For the "Star-Spangled Banner"
Benjamin - For Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States
Booker - For Booker T. Washington, one of the most influential Black educator and reformers, and developed Tuskegee University
Boston - For a well-known city in Massachusetts
Bronx - For a bureau in New York City
Carter - For Jimmy Carter, a former President
Columbus - For Christopher Columbus, who was credited with being part of the discovery of America
Dallas - For a city in Texas
Douglass - For Frederick Douglass, a famous American abolitionist
Ellis - For Ellis Island, a site in New York where you can find the Statue of Liberty
Enoch - For a biblical figure who was an ancestor of Noah
George - For George Washington, a former President
Hamilton - For Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States
Harrison - For William Harrison, a former President
Henry - For Patrick Henry, a famous figure of the American Revolution and one of our Founding Fathers
Jackson - For Andrew Jackson, a former President
Jefferson - For Thomas Jefferson, a former President
John - For John Adams, a former President
Knox - For Fort Knox which was named for Henry Knox, the first United States Secretary of War
Lincoln - For Abraham Lincoln, a former President
Martin - For Martin Luther King Jr., a famous activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
Maverick - For Samuel Maverick, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Mordecai - For Alfred Mordecai, an engineer who made important contributions to scientific research and military technology
Paul - For Paul Revere, a colonialist and patriot hero of the American Revolution
Quincy - For John Quincy Adams, a former President
Revere - For Paul Revere, a colonialist and patriot hero of the American Revolution
Thomas - For Thomas Jefferson, a former President
Ulysses- For Ulysses S. Grant, a former President and Civil War General
Valor - For those who displayed courage during battle
William - The first name of many former Presidents including William McKinley

Patriotic Gender Neutral Names

Aspen - A mountain town in Colorado
Dakota - For states North Dakota and South Dakota
Justice - For upholding the moral righteousness of a cause
Kennedy - For John F. Kennedy, a former President
McKinley - For William McKinley, a former President
Monroe - For James Monroe, a former President
Reagan - For Ronald Reagan, a former President
Sam - For Uncle Sam, a symbolic figure created to personify the United States government
Shiloh - For the Battle of Shiloh, one of the major early American civil war battles