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All-American Baby Names

American baby names come from a range of sources as diverse as the U.S. itself, including American place names, hero names, and invented names.

The top American baby names are Savannah for girls and Jayden for boys. Along with Savannah and Jayden, other American names ranking in the US Top 100 include Brooklyn, Kennedy, Jace, Maverick, Sawyer, Serenity, and Lincoln.

Some popular All-American names carry a strong American image, such as Liberty or Lincoln. Native American names such as Tallulah and Dakota certainly are in the mix. Names that relate to American places, such as Sierra and Brooklyn, qualify as all-American names, as do names created here and rarely used anywhere else, from Beyonce to Blue.

Names with an all-American image may also be names inspired by American heroes like Lebron and Kennedy or names that evidence American ideals, from Indie to Apple. Here are some of the names with the most distinctly all-American image.

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Origin:American invented name
41
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Origin:Word name
388
Savannah

Meaning: flat tropical grassland

Origin:Spanish
407
Leilani

Meaning: heavenly flower

Origin:Hawaiian
554
Kennedy

Meaning: misshapen head

Origin:Irish
793
Rebel

Meaning: rebel

Origin:Word name
4642
Juniper

Meaning: young

Origin:Latin tree name
101
Dixie

Meaning: I have spoken; tenth

Origin:Latin, French
758
Moxie

Meaning: aggressive energy, know-how

Origin:English slang
1025
Maverick

Meaning: independent, nonconformist

Origin:American
163
Origin:Surname or word name
217
Holden

Meaning: hollow valley

Origin:English
221
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
3903
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
234
Hendrix

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Dutch and German, from first name Hendrik
379
Colt

Meaning: young horse

Origin:Word name
505
Denzel

Meaning: from the high stronghold

Origin:Cornish
535
Bo

Meaning: to live

Origin:Norse nickname
575
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Arizona place-name and Greek
123
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
1331