American Names for Girls

Maleah

Variation of Malia

Oh dear! We can see where you were going with connecting this name to the classic "Leah," but it just doesn't work. We recommend sticking with the classic Malia.

Marilee

English combination of Mary and Lee

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + meadow"

Marilee is one of the cheeriest – if least substantial – combinations of Mary with another name. The meaning of Mary is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop"…

Nichelle

American, contemporary variation of Michelle

A modern twist on Michelle spotlighted by Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols.

Quadeisha

American, a combination of Qadira and Aisha

Familiar-sounding hybrid name, made more unusual by virtue of the Q.

Riana

Contemporary American variation of Rhiannon

The original Rhiannon has more appeal.

Shevonne

American, phonetic spelling of Siobhan

Shevonne is proof that a name can be pretty and tacky at the same time.

Tulsa

Creek

"old town"

Unlike many other western city names, Tulsa has not proved attractive to parents. The name derives from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek language.

Frankie-jean

American name combination

Funky, boyish, old-style combo name chosen for their daughter by hip couple Donna D'Ericco and Nikki Sixx.

Jaelynn

Modern invented name

The lynn suffix makes this one of the more feminine spellings of the popular name Jaelynn, which can also be spelling Jaelyn, Jaylin, and Jalen, among many other variations.

Addisyn

Spelling variation of Addison

Addison has been a wildly popular surname name, mostly for girls, for a few decades now, and Addisyn is one of its many spelling variations.