​
​
Advanced Search

American Baby Names

Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Sun Jul 02 2017
American Baby Names

Many popular American baby names have their roots somewhere else: Germany (Emma) or Ireland (Liam) or ancient Greek or Hebrew (Sophia and Noah). That’s a lot like the melting pot of cultures that is America itself, but there are also authentically American baby names. These include Native American names, obviously, but also place names most closely identified with the US, names of American heroes, as well as baby names invented in the USA.

In celebration of the 4th of July, here is a collection of 76 American girl names and American boy names that might inspire your own choice.

  • Abilene

  • Addison

  • Adley

  • Alabama

  • Alaska

  • Alivia

  • America

  • Amerie

  • Apple

  • Aquinnah

  • Arizona

  • Austin

  • Bayou

  • Beyonce

  • Blue

  • Booker

  • Boston

  • Brinley

  • Bronx

  • Brylee

  • Brooklyn

  • Carolina

  • Charleston

  • Cherokee

  • Cheyenne

  • Clinton

  • Dakota

  • Denali

  • Edison

  • Florida

  • Ford

  • Free

  • Georgia

  • Glory

  • Hadley

  • Hamilton

  • Hawthorne

  • Hemingway

  • Hiawatha

  • Imala

  • Izusa

  • Indiana

  • Jackson

  • Jalen

  • Janiya

  • Jefferson

  • July

  • Kateri

  • Katniss

  • Kaya

  • Kennedy

  • Khaleesi

  • Kimana

  • Kylo

  • Lakota

  • Latoya

  • Liberty

  • Lincoln

  • Louisiana

  • Madison

  • Maverick

  • Memphis

  • Mojave

  • Montana

  • Nevada

  • Nevaeh

  • Niabi

  • Obama

  • O’Keeffe

  • Oneida

  • Oprah

  • Pawnee

  • Penn

  • Phoenix

  • Picabo

  • Poe

  • Reagan

  • Rebel

  • Remington

  • Renesmee

  • Rey

  • Satchel

  • Savannah

  • Scout

  • Sequoia

  • Shawnee

  • Sierra

  • Sojourner

  • Stetson

  • Storm

  • Tadita

  • Tahoe

  • Takala

  • Tallulah

  • Tandy

  • Tennessee

  • Tex

  • Topanga

  • Virginia

  • Washington

  • Wynonna

  • Yosemite

  • Zayden

  • Zooey

    • About the Author

    Pamela Redmond

    FacebookPamela Redmond on Facebook
    TwitterPamela Redmond on Twitter
    LinkPamela Redmond's Personal Website
    Pamela Redmond

    Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking books on names, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, and People.

    Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger, the basis for the hit television show, and its sequel, Older. She has three new books in the works.

    Introducing the Nameberry App

    Nameberry App
    Find your perfect baby name together with our new mobile app.
    • Swipe through thousands of names with your partner
    • Names you match on are saved to your shared list
    • Get personalized recommendations that learn based on your and your partner's preferences
    • Partner with friends and family to find names you all love
    • Backed by Nameberry's 20 years of data around name preferences.
    Sign up to be notified when the app launches and to receive a discount on full access.
    Nameberry App Logo

    Introducing the Nameberry App

    Nameberry App
    Find your perfect baby name together with our new mobile app.
    • Swipe through thousands of names with your partner
    • Names you match on are saved to your shared list
    • Get personalized recommendations that learn based on your and your partner's preferences
    • Partner with friends and family to find names you all love
    • Backed by Nameberry's 20 years of data around name preferences.
    Sign up to be notified when the app launches and to receive a discount on full access.
    Nameberry App Logo