Top 119 Cool Posse Names Listed for Red Dead Redemption, etc (Curated & Ranked) + Generator
Posses and bandit groups have played an interesting role in history, particularly in American history, where they’ve been on both sides of the law.
In colonial America, there was what was called the “posse comitatus,” — a group of civilians who would assist the constable or sheriff whenever necessary. Only if their power was insufficient would law enforcement or the military be called in to help.1
Outlaw gangs can be found throughout history, but bandit groups like those affiliated with Jesse James and Billy the Kid remain notorious more than 150 years after they roamed the West.2
Whether you’re playing Red Dead Redemption, Dungeons & Dragons, or creating a posse/bandit group in a different game, you don’t need to just use [Your Name]’s Posse to identify your group. Choosing a more creative and unique name is fun and can make your posse more memorable.
Below, we have more than 100 posse and bandit group name ideas, plus tips for how to create your own great posse name!
Cool Posse Names Listed for Red Dead Redemption, etc
Ghost Cavalry3
Dead Man's Hand
The Rustlers4
named after Billy the Kid’s New Mexico gang
The Devil's Brigade
Black Hills Bandits4
Soul Reapers3
Desperado Squad
Shadow Riders
Lone Star Cowboys
The Red Jacks5
Sixes and Sevens
confused
The Timber Wolves
Aces in the Hole
hiding out
Lone Star Gang
Increasingly Resorting to Murder
The Gravel Chewers
thrown from a horse
Badlands Brotherhood
The Forsaken6
Hellfire Friends
Slaughterhouse Gang3
The Greenhorn League
newbies
Wild Warriors
Pack Iron Posse
The Lawless Gang
The Iron Horsemen
Red Rabbits
The Renegades3
The Innocents4
Prodigal Sons3
Too Much Mustard
like to brag
Oklahombres4
The Wild Bunch4
Team Toad Stranglers
like a storm
Robbery Gone Wrong
Paladins3
The Dukes6
The Catawampus Crew
fierce
Red Dead Camaraderie
Cold Blooded Rebellion7
The Night Hawk Watch
guards
Above the Snakes
above ground/still alive
The Boys4
Reckless Riders
The Lost Boys3
Avoiding the Law
Bad Hombres8
The Fearless Rebellion7
Unregulated3
Bloodthirsty Outlaws
Red Rock Rebels
Kit and Caboodle Crew
Swamp Foxes
Balderdash Brigade
nonsense
The Boodle Gang9
The Sagebrush Men
The Wake Snakes
causing a ruckus
Don't Have a Tail Feather
broke
The Beast Drivers6
Off Our Rockers
crazy
Desert Bandits
The Banditti10
The Ruckus Rebels
On the Dodge
hiding out
Don't Care Continentals
currency
The Heist League
Renegade Riders
Dusty Dawgs
Train Robbing Rebels
Playing Second Fiddle
Co-Op Mission Matrix
Airin' Our Lungs
cursing
Barefoot and Bamboozled
deceived
The Milestonemongers
tramps
A Hitch in Our Giddy-Up
ill
By Hook or By Crook
one way or the other
The Dunderhead Set
blockheads
Kilkenny Cat Fighters
Daybreak Boys9
Coastal Raiders
Arctic Avengers
Partners in Justice
Bandits Society10
Highway Robbery Rivals
The Muleskinner Matrix
wagon drivers
Molasses Gang9
The Rebel Soldiers
John Barleycorn Brigade
beer lovers
Thundering Hooves
Red Hand Gang
Desert Rats
Yellow Belly Yackers
cowards
Coastal Cutthroats
Metal Militia
The Scallywag Squad
mean
The Chaotic Rustlers7
Persnickety Pennyweighters
like to steal
The Bummers5
All Stoved Up
injured or old
Nailed to the Counter
proven liars
The Namby-Pamby Network
sickly sweet
The Iron Shepherds6
The Cowboys4
The Gallnipper Group
mosquitoes
Wrong Pigs by the Tail
mistaken
Getting Our Dander Up
angry
The Chuck Wagon Cowboys
All Dragged Out
exhausted
The Nail Drivers
Dyed in the Wool
ingrained
Catching the Sleeping Weasels
sneaking up
Show Me the Money8
The Gold Hoarders
Posse Patrol3
The Clique3
Outlaw Legion
Frontier Outlaws
Frontier Fiends
Rawhide Renegades
Thundering Herd
Posse Name Generator
How to Create Your Own Great Posse Name
Posse and bandit group names don’t have any rules to abide by, other than choosing one that isn’t used by another group.
Your name can be as long or short as you want, it can be serious or funny, or it can be somewhat expected or completely obscure.
With so much creative freedom in choosing your name, if you don’t want to use any of the options on our list, consider the following tips (many of which we also used when creating our name ideas):
- Get inspired by history. Red Dead Redemption is inspired by the old West and the American frontier. Even if you aren’t a history buff, a quick web search can help you find a lot of historical inspiration — from famous outlaws like Billy the Kid to historic events like the Gold Rush. Even if you aren’t playing Red Dead Redemption specifically, Western U.S. history is full of wild events and true stories that can inspire cool posse names.
- Get inspired by pop culture. When compiling our list of team names, we browsed the web and found that a lot of players base their posse names on favorite movies or songs. On more than one occasion, players mentioned listening to a particular song while creating their name and pulling a lyric or using the title to inspire their posse name. This can help you gather a wide array of options and tailor your name to your interests.
- Use your own name, but use it cleverly. While [Your Name]’s Posse is generally thought of as too generic and unoriginal, that doesn’t mean you can’t use your own name for inspiration. For example, someone with the last name Crowe could use a name like “Crowe’s Nest” — not quite as unique as some of our other suggestions, but still clever and easy to create.
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- https://www.history.com/news/famous-wild-west-outlaws-billy-the-kid-jesse-james-butch-cassidy[↩]
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- Names Frog, "Fantasy Group Names: 300+ Names Ideas For Your Fantasy League"[↩][↩]
- Mental Floss, "15 Awesome 19th Century Street Gang Names"[↩][↩][↩]
- Old West Daily Reader, "Outlaw Gangs Index"[↩][↩]
