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American Place Names

American baby names come from a range of sources, just like Americans themselves. There are Native American baby names, American place names for babies, names important in American history and namesakes for American heroes and artists, and baby names invented by Americans and used primarily in the US.

Along with Savannah and Lincoln, American baby names ranking in the US Top 100 include Madison, Maverick, and Kennedy. Unique American names gaining visibility range from Denali, the name of Alaska's highest peak, to Jaxton, an American invention.

We are using the word American here in its generic sense, referring to the US only. We realize Canada and Mexico along with several other countries are part of America or more specifically North America. Also, many names popular in the US such as Emma and Liam, while widely used names for American babies, are not included on this list as they have different etymological origins and are not identified as uniquely American.

Here, a curated selection of the best American baby names.

Maui Maui is a popular name for boys of Hawaiian ...
Origin:Hawaiian place name and Polynesian mythology name
5817
Detroit A perfect cool name Detroit is a masculine n...
Origin:Place name
5965
Venice The meaning of Venice comes from the city of...
Origin:Italian place-name
6052
Hartford

Meaning: deer ford

Origin:English surname
0
Hartford

Meaning: deer ford

Origin:English surname
2414
America America is a habitual name, named after the ...
Origin:Place-name
3206
Tulsa

Meaning: old town

Origin:Creek
9878
Tulsa

Meaning: old town

Origin:Creek
6157
Cimarron

Meaning: wild, untamed

Origin:Spanish, English
6312
Juneau The name Juneau is a gender-neutral name of ...
Origin:Place-name
7092
Laramie

Meaning: canopy of leafy boughs

Origin:Wyoming place-name, French
3752
Laramie

Meaning: canopy of leafy boughs

Origin:Wyoming place-name, French
2764
Alameda

Meaning: cottonwood grove

Origin:Spanish
6175
Elmira

Meaning: noblewoman

Origin:English
3219
Cheyenne

Meaning: people of a different language

Origin:Sioux
4811
Cheyenne

Meaning: people of a different language

Origin:Sioux
831
Urbana

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin, feminine form of Urban
7653
Amerie Amerie is a name of English origin. The mean...
Origin:Modern invented name
2744
Holland

Meaning: wooded land

Origin:Dutch place name
809
Holland Holland is a habitual name from Holland, The...
Origin:Dutch place-name
2019