American Girl Names
- Unega
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"white"Description:
Cool Cherokee color name.
- Agasga
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"rain"Description:
Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.
- Cailin
Origin:
American variation of Caitlin or KaylinDescription:
While the Cailin spelling doesn't appear on popularity charts, other forms such as Kaylin and Kaylen do, along with several similar names, from Caitlin to Jalen to Kayla. The result: a name that feels more common than it actually is.
- Usdi
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"baby"Description:
Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.
- Gola
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"winter"Description:
Traditional Cherokee choice for a winter-born daughter.
- Kamama
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
Soft and rhythmic addition to the collection of names that mean butterfly.
- Caylee
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Caylee was the third fastest-rising name in 2009 and peaked then at Number 263, but has since dropped in the charts, perhaps due to the Caylee Anthony association.
- Woya
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"dove"Description:
Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.
- Salali
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"squirrel"Description:
This traditional Cherokee name could easily be borne by a modern baby girl with connections to the tribe.
- Florida
Origin:
Place name and Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"flowery"Description:
Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.
- Tadita
Origin:
Native American, OmahaMeaning:
"to the wind"Description:
Feminissima.
- Shevonne
Origin:
American, phonetic spelling of SiobhanDescription:
Shevonne is proof that a name can be pretty and tacky at the same time.
- Sasa
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"goose"
- Immokalee
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"tumbling water"Description:
A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.
- Denali
Origin:
Place-name and Native AmericanMeaning:
"the great one"Description:
Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. Twice as many girls as boys were given the name in 2021, but the gender gap is closing.
- Guwisti
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"sifter, sieve"Description:
Sieves were associated with women in traditional Cherokee culture. They symbolized regeneration and were considered to be vessels that "held the meal of life."
- Galilahi
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"attractive"Description:
An attractive Cherokee name — literally — with a bouncy rhythm.
- Adsila
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"blossom"Description:
Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.
- Shada
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"pelican"Description:
Pretty and unusual bird-related name.
- Hiawassee
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"large meadow"Description:
Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi, referring to a savanna or meadow.