American Girl Names

Pretty, pan-botanical Cherokee choice.

A feminine name in Choctaw culture.

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

Pretty and unusual bird-related name.

Cherokee is the name of a Native American tribe, the largest in the United States stretching from North Carolina through Oklahoma. The meaning of the word Cherokee is uncertain: It may be Choctaw for "those who live in the mountains" or "those who live in the cave country" or it may be an Anglicization of the word the Cherokee use to refer to themselves, Tsalagi. The name was given to 19 baby girls in the U.S. in 2013 but was not recorded on the boys' roster, though we'd consider it a gender neutral name.

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

Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.

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

A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.

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

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.

Traditional Cherokee choice for a winter-born daughter.

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.

For the doe-eyed daughter.

An attractive Cherokee name — literally — with a bouncy rhythm.

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

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

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

Cool Cherokee color name.

A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.