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Native American Names for Girls

Native American girl names are the oldest female names known in North America, though many have fallen out of use with the marginalization of Indigenous cultures. But any discussion of American names must include these authentic choices.

our website's list of Native American names for girls includes the following. 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.

Lowell

Meaning: young wolf

Origin:French
1809
Austen The name Austen is a beautiful gender-neutra...
Origin:Literary surname and shortened form of Augustus
2690
Tennyson

Meaning: son of Dennis

Origin:English
1366
Morrison

Meaning: son of Morris

Origin:English
2131
Armstrong

Meaning: strong arms

Origin:English and Scottish surname
4378
Langston

Meaning: tall man's town

Origin:English
1436
Coltrane

Meaning: descendant of Coltarán

Origin:Irish surname
2966
Garcia

Meaning: bear

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese
2594
Forest

Meaning: woodsman or woods

Origin:French occupational name
617
Porter

Meaning: gatekeeper

Origin:English from French occupational name
666
Wilde

Meaning: undomesticated, uncultivated

Origin:English surname, variation of Wild, English word name
1671
Swift

Meaning: quick, windblown

Origin:English, Irish
3313
Holiday

Meaning: holy day

Origin:English word name
2623
Origin:Invented name
2781
Janelle Janelle is of American origin. It is traditi...
Origin:American, modern elaboration of Jane
3131
Palin

Meaning: wine bearer

Origin:English surname
8703
Stevie Related to the Greek name Stephen, the meani...
Origin:Short form of Stephanie
699
Indira

Meaning: beauty

Origin:Sanskrit
938
Kahlo

Meaning: bald

Origin:German
5524
Monet A common name for both boys and girls, the m...
Origin:French artist name, from diminutive of Simon
1399