American Girl Names

Soft and rhythmic addition to the collection of names that mean butterfly.

Cool Cherokee color name.

Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.

Blending the sounds of Bryce, Brian, Riley and Kylie, Bryleigh is a modern invention that ranked in the US Top 1000 from 2010 to 2017, alongside its more popular counterpart, Brylee. Peaking in 2015 when it was given to 320 girls, Bryleigh has since been in decline, pushed out by Brynleigh and Everleigh.

Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.

Upbeat Native American name with a wonderful meaning.

Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.

Name used for girls in the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.

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

This traditional Cherokee name could easily be borne by a modern baby girl with connections to the tribe.

A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.

Feminissima.

For the doe-eyed daughter.

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.

Pretty and unusual bird-related name.

Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.

Sieves were associated with women in traditional Cherokee culture. They symbolized regeneration and were considered to be vessels that "held the meal of life."

Unique baby names are often found in nature, conjuring up the beauty of the lake between California and Nevada that has become a popular tourist destination. Though Tahoe is also a line of SUVs, which may not be the kind of unique name you're after.

Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi, referring to a savanna or meadow.