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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.

Nita

Meaning: friendly, to plant, and bear

Origin:Hindi, Hebrew, and Choctaw
1584
Ama

Meaning: born on Saturday; water

Origin:Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee
1754
Origin:Invented name
2781
Euna

Meaning: waterfall

Origin:Cherokee
3038
Inola

Meaning: black fox

Origin:Cherokee
3069
Kimber The meaning of Kimber is 'from the meadow of...
Origin:Diminutive of Kimberley
3158
America America is a habitual name, named after the ...
Origin:Place-name
3206
Meli

Meaning: honeybee; drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Diminutive of Melissa or Cherokee variation of Mary, Greek, Hebrew or Egyptian
3298
Fala

Meaning: crow

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3394
Talulah

Meaning: leaping water

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3417
Tsula

Meaning: fox

Origin:Cherokee
5381
Opa

Meaning: owl

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5449
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
5458
Ahyoka

Meaning: she brought happiness

Origin:Cherokee
5854
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6153
Otima

Meaning: goes and goes

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
6254
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6385
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
6622
Panola

Meaning: cotton

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
6730
Sasa

Meaning: goose

Origin:Cherokee
6860