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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.

Beck

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
659
Brooks

Meaning: of the brook

Origin:English
101
River A name as beautiful as River is another grea...
Origin:Nature name
114
Ansel

Meaning: with divine protection

Origin:German
181
Eros

Meaning: desire

Origin:Greek
445
Neptune Neptune is a gender-neutral name and the mea...
Origin:Roman god of the sea, freshwater springs, and horses.
1823
Jordan

Meaning: flowing down

Origin:English from Hebrew
517
Ren

Meaning: water lily; lotus

Origin:Diminutive of Rene or Japanese
250
Drew

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Diminutive of Andrew
423
Ocean

Meaning: ocean

Origin:English, nature name
598
Mina The name Mina is of English origins and it i...
Origin:Scottish diminutive, also Hindu equivalent of Pisces
1280
Amethyst The meaning of Amethyst is 'a precious purpl...
Origin:Gem and Color name
544
Nixie

Meaning: water nymph

Origin:German
768
Carys

Meaning: love

Origin:Welsh
772
Nerissa

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Greek
948
Melusine Melusine is a name associated with French fo...
Origin:French, folkloric name
2020
Brooke

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
462
Lake Lake is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is ...
Origin:Nature name
1360
Marjani

Meaning: coral

Origin:Arabic, Swahili
3681
Teagan

Meaning: little poet or fair

Origin:Irish or Welsh
796