American Names for Girls

There are 20 American names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are American names 1 to 20. Within these names, Alexis (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Savannah (English), Cheyenne (English), Cadence (English), Carmen (English, Romanian, and Spanish), Virginia (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Whitney (English), Araceli (Spanish), Elsa (English, German, and Scandinavian), and Ashanti (African and English). The unusual American names are Africa (English), Aretha (English), Beverly (English and German), Bo (Dutch and German), Charisse (French), Clementine (German, English, and French), Colby (English), Isidora (English, German, and Italian), Nike (German), and Wallis (English).

American names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1937 with 1.830% of baby girls being given American names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 American names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was only 1.157% with 10 American names listed among the top 1000. Among all American names, Alexis (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #19 and a usage of 0.4682%.

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Africa ... woman from Africa; pleasant ... bestowed by African American parents to show pride ...

Alexis 19 ... defender ... Carrington in the 1980s American soap opera Dynasty, who ...

Araceli 672 ... altar of the sky ... is more common in Latin American and Mexico than in ...

Aretha ... excellence, virtue ... popularized by the American singer Aretha Franklin ...

Ashanti 922 ... been popularized by the American singer known as Ashanti ...

Beverly ... beaver meadow ... Hills, where many American stars lived ...

Bo ... to live, to dwell, have a household ... the 20th century by the American actress Bo Derek ...

Cadence 199 ... cadence ... name has appeared in American Wedding (also known as ...

Carmen 275 ... fruit garden, fruitful ... opera in an African-American setting, also fueled ...

Charisse ... grace, kindness ... in honor of the American dancer and actress Cyd ...

Cheyenne 148 ... unintelligible speakers ... Dakota name of a Native American tribe of the Great ...

Clementine ... merciful, gentle; merciful, ... popularized by the American western folk ballad Oh ...

Colby ... coal town, Cola's town, ... Alexis Colby from the American TV series Dynasty ...

Elsa 745 ... noble maiden; swan; ... was also borne by the American actress Elsa Lanchester ...

Isidora ... gift of Isis ... century by the popular American dancer Isadora Duncan ...

Nike ... victory ... associated with the American manufacturer of ...

Savannah 30 ... savannah ... itself is of Native American origin. ...

Virginia 545 ... virgin ... source of an enduring American folklore ...

Wallis ... (1895-1986), the American wife of Edward VIII; ...

Whitney 563 ... white island ... boosted by the famous American singer Whitney Houston ...