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American Names for Girls

American baby names for girls are often modern invented names like Kaylee or Janae. American names for girls, then, don't have quite as long as history as some other girls names. But that doesn't mean that American girls names aren't worth considering. Maybe the American names for girls on our list below will capture your imagination.

Here, our masterlist of girl names with American origins. 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.

Harlow

Meaning: rock hill or army hill

Origin:English surname
299
Marina

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Latin
287
Rumi

Meaning: beauty, flow, lapis lazuli

Origin:Japanese
594
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Lavender

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:English
207
Caoimhe

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Irish, Scottish
265
Ianthe

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:Greek
461
Thalassa

Meaning: the sea

Origin:Greek
1626
Clio

Meaning: glory

Origin:Greek
158
Esther

Meaning: star

Origin:Persian
105
Noa

Meaning: motion

Origin:Hebrew
164
Finn

Meaning: fair or white

Origin:Irish
20
Iolanthe

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Greek
848
Venus

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
449
Aphrodite

Meaning: foam or born from the sea

Origin:Greek mythology name
396
Ruth

Meaning: compassionate friend

Origin:Hebrew
255
Simone

Meaning: hearkening

Origin:French, feminine variation of Hebrew Simon
587
Jade

Meaning: stone of the side

Origin:Spanish
364
Maren

Meaning: sea

Origin:Latin
179
Viola

Meaning: violet

Origin:Latin
340