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Native American Names

Native American names are best known to most as place names and even tribal names that have been repurposed as baby names. A few Native American baby names have broken into the US Top 1000, such as Kaya.

If you want a Native American name for your baby, consider one of the following. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
6538
Alaska

Meaning: great land

Origin:Native American
2317
Yaretzi

Meaning: you will always be loved

Origin:Nahuatl, Aztec
1417
Dyani

Meaning: deer

Origin:Native American
3217
Origin:Native American tribal and place-name
4733
Hurricane

Meaning: hurricane

Origin:Spanish from Native American word name
3856
Arizona

Meaning: little springs

Origin:Place-name from Papago Indian
3030
Sequoia

Meaning: sparrow

Origin:Native American, Cherokee
2188
Kateri

Meaning: pure

Origin:Mohawk variation of Katherine
2541
Peta

Meaning: golden eagle, or rock, stone

Origin:Native American, Blackfoot,or Greek, "golden eagle, or rock, stone"
2656
Kiona

Meaning: brown hills

Origin:Native American
2895
Imala

Meaning: strong-minded

Origin:Native American
3128
Lakota

Meaning: friend to us

Origin:Native American tribal name
7707
Lakota

Meaning: friend to us

Origin:Native American, Sioux
3400
Shyanne

Meaning: people of a different language

Origin:Variation of Cheyenne
5376
Tandy

Meaning: flower

Origin:Native American
5380
Picabo

Meaning: silver creek

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

Meaning: to the wind

Origin:Native American, Omaha
7477
Bayou The Choctaw Native American name Bayou is us...
Origin:Native American nature name
8099