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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.

Asia Traditionally of Greek origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Place-name
1606
March

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
5096
Leviathan

Meaning: twisted, coiled; in modern Hebrew - whale

Origin:Hebrew
1807
Alf

Meaning: elf counsel

Origin:English
4295
Pan

Meaning: all or shepherd

Origin:Greek
1458
Vishnu

Meaning: protector

Origin:Hindi
1960
Devere

Meaning: of the fishing place

Origin:French
2599
Mauve

Meaning: violet-colored

Origin:French
1648
Turquoise

Meaning: Turkish stone

Origin:French
1961
Teal The name Teal is a variation of the name Tea...
Origin:Bird and color name
4776
Riordan

Meaning: bard, royal poet

Origin:Irish
1083
Lapis

Meaning: azure blue stone

Origin:Persian
1963
Koi

Meaning: carp; panther

Origin:Japanese or Choctaw
1852
Barbeau

Meaning: fisherman

Origin:French occupational name
4567
Minnow

Meaning: small fish

Origin:English
5190
Galatea

Meaning: she who is milk-white

Origin:Greek
1556
Calanthe

Meaning: Christmas orchid

Origin:botanical name
1346
Sigal

Meaning: violet

Origin:Hebrew
4266
February

Meaning: purification feast

Origin:Word name or Latin
5982
Nahla

Meaning: a drink of water

Origin:Arabic
1741