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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.

Salmon

Meaning: salmon, a fish

Origin:Animal name
6432
Bardo

Meaning: water

Origin:Short form of Bardolph or Aboriginal
3438
Varan

Meaning: water god

Origin:Hindi
3780
Calder

Meaning: rocky water

Origin:English
1326
Marquez

Meaning: nobleman

Origin:Spanish
4975
Bay

Meaning: berry

Origin:Latin
1764
Pike

Meaning: pike, a fish

Origin:American animal name
1826
Charles

Meaning: man, free man

Origin:French from German
290
Adrian

Meaning: man of Adria

Origin:Latin
321
Coral The name Coral has English origins and the m...
Origin:Nature name
1463
Fisher

Meaning: fisherman

Origin:Occupational name
905
Lazuli The meaning of Lazuli is 'a blue precious st...
Origin:Persian place name
4606
Reed

Meaning: red-haired

Origin:English
522
Yareli

Meaning: water lady; small butterfly

Origin:Native American, Spanish variation of Yara, Arabic
1492
Orchid

Meaning: orchid flower

Origin:From Greek
1420
Niloufar

Meaning: lotus, water lily

Origin:Persian
3105
Giada

Meaning: jade

Origin:Italian
1189
Coralie

Meaning: coral

Origin:French from Latin
555
Winika

Meaning: Christmas orchid

Origin:Maori
4015
Orquidea

Meaning: orchid

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese
10803