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American Girl Names

American girl names include US place-names, newly-minted names, American hero names, and of course Native American names.

The top American baby name for girls is place name Savannah. Along with Savannah, American girl names in the US Top 100 include Brooklyn, Sage, Paisley, Everly, Genesis, Serenity, Nevaeh, Kaylee, and Brielle.

A little further down the list, we find American names Sage, Lyric, Presley, Monroe, Harlow, Justice, Jolie, Georgia, Carolina, and Scout. Of course, not all those names are technically American in origin, but they are used as names nearly exclusively in the US.

Unique American girl names on our recommended list include Kailani, Denali, Memphis, Indiana, Snow, North, Talullah, and Sojourner.

If you want to give your baby girl a distinctly American name, consider one of the following.

Atepa

Meaning: wigwam

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5063
Sokkot

Meaning: sound of hitting a rock

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
9253
Brooklynn Brooklynn is a unique and beautiful name wit...
Origin:Spelling variation of Brooklyn, place name
9326
Kamama

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Cherokee
9413
Meiomi

Meaning: coast

Origin:Native American, Wappo, Yuki
9447
Origin:Native American tribal name
9614
Gola

Meaning: winter

Origin:Cherokee
9666
Immokalee

Meaning: tumbling water

Origin:Cherokee
9681
Shevonne Shevonne is an American name of Irish and He...
Origin:American, phonetic spelling of Siobhan
10151
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
10154
Woya

Meaning: dove

Origin:Cherokee
10906
Shada

Meaning: pelican

Origin:Native American
11308
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