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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.

Panola

Meaning: cotton

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
6730
Picabo

Meaning: silver creek

Origin:Native American
6732
Shawnee Shawnee is generally given to girls in the U...
Origin:Native American tribe name
6745
Sasa

Meaning: goose

Origin:Cherokee
6860
Adsila

Meaning: blossom

Origin:Cherokee
7027
Juneau The name Juneau is a gender-neutral name of ...
Origin:Place-name
7092
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
7269
Shimmi

Meaning: to split

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
7298
Tadita

Meaning: to the wind

Origin:Native American, Omaha
7477
Shantal Shantal is usually kept as a baby girl's nam...
Origin:American variation of Chantal
7636
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
8048
Bayou The Choctaw Native American name Bayou is us...
Origin:Native American nature name
8099
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
8250
Galilahi

Meaning: attractive

Origin:Cherokee
8348
Origin:American variation of Caitlin or Kaylin
8536
Palin

Meaning: wine bearer

Origin:English surname
8703
Origin:Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
8977
Agasga

Meaning: rain

Origin:Cherokee
9024
Kierra The meaning of Kierra is 'dark', 'Lord' and ...
Origin:American, invented name
9158
Ama

Meaning: born on Saturday; water

Origin:Ewe, Akan, Ghanaian, Cherokee
1754