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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.

Poloma

Meaning: bow

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5034
Atepa

Meaning: wigwam

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5063
Sokkot

Meaning: sound of hitting a rock

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
9253
Kamama

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Cherokee
9413
Meiomi

Meaning: coast

Origin:Native American, Wappo, Yuki
9447
Gola

Meaning: winter

Origin:Cherokee
9666
Immokalee

Meaning: tumbling water

Origin:Cherokee
9681
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
10154
Woya

Meaning: dove

Origin:Cherokee
10906
Tayanita

Meaning: young beaver

Origin:Cherokee
11339
Unega

Meaning: white

Origin:Cherokee
11355
Usdi

Meaning: baby

Origin:Cherokee
11357
Salali

Meaning: squirrel

Origin:Cherokee
12343
Awinita

Meaning: fawn

Origin:Cherokee
12488
Origin:Cherokee, meaning unknown
12798
Guwisti

Meaning: sifter, sieve

Origin:Cherokee
13901
Hiawassee

Meaning: large meadow

Origin:Cherokee
14704
Alabama

Meaning: vegetation gatherers

Origin:Place-name; Choctaw
3205
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
6538
Kyrie

Meaning: Lord

Origin:Greek
1761