Native American baby names
106 names of Native American origin given to babies in the UK and the US.
Popular Native American girls' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota | friends, allies | 460 | 295 |
| Tallulah | 271 | 939 | |
| Nayeli | 2,076 | 270 | |
| Winona | firstborn daughter | 1,368 | 627 |
| Xochitl | flower | – | 1,098 |
| Xitlali | star | – | 1,229 |
| Citlali | star | – | 1,380 |
| Alaska | the mainland | 2,675 | 2,895 |
| Talulah | 2,076 | 3,831 | |
| Sequoia | – | 1,981 | |
| Denali | the high one | – | 2,326 |
| Tennessee | 3,101 | 4,877 | |
| Lakota | friends, allies | – | 3,644 |
| Wynonna | firstborn daughter | – | 2,719 |
| Dakotah | friends, allies | – | 4,066 |
| Nakai | – | – | |
| Wynona | firstborn daughter | – | 2,778 |
| Tallulah-Rose | 2,675 | – | |
| Xitlaly | star | – | 3,067 |
| Tallula | 3,409 | 9,454 | |
| Cheyanne | – | 3,341 | |
| Citlaly | star | – | 3,576 |
| Nayelli | – | 3,711 | |
| Eluney | gift | – | 4,171 |
| Talullah | 4,935 | 9,454 | |
| Nizhoni | beautiful | – | 4,545 |
| Shyanne | – | 4,660 | |
| Topanga | – | 4,660 | |
| Citlalli | star | – | 4,986 |
| Malibu | the surf sounds loudly | – | 5,409 |
Popular Native American boys' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai | 3,021 | 710 | |
| Cree | 1,133 | 3,088 | |
| Dakoda | friends, allies | – | 2,108 |
| Takoda | – | 2,832 | |
| Tex | friends, allies | – | 3,449 |
| Kodiak | island | – | 3,847 |
| Chayton | – | 4,395 | |
| Chicago | wild onion | – | 7,190 |
| Jacy | moon | – | – |
| Dak | friend, ally | – | 6,799 |
| Ukiah | – | 7,675 | |
| Taos | – | 8,239 | |
| Utah | – | 8,239 | |
| Micco | chief | – | 9,710 |
| Kiowa | – | 10,690 | |
| Nakota | friend, ally | – | 10,690 |
| Tacoma | – | 10,690 | |
| Chayanne | – | 12,003 | |
| Takota | friends, allies | – | 12,003 |
| Cheveyo | – | – | |
| Dacoda | friend, ally | – | – |
| Dacota | friend, ally | – | – |
| Ontario | – | – | |
| Tyee | chief | – | – |
Every Native American name, A to Z
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Chayanne
- Chayton
- Chenoa
- Cherokee
- Cheveyo
- Cheyan
- Cheyane
- Cheyann
- Cheyanna
- Cheyanne
- Cheyeanne
- Cheyenna
- Cheynne
- Chicago
- Chyan
- Chyann
- Chyanna
- Chyanne
- Chyenne
- Citlali
- Citlalli
- Citlally
- Citlaly
- Cree
- Dacoda
- Dacota
- Dak
- Dakoda
- Dakota
- Dakotah
- Dekota
- Denali
- Denaly
- Eluney
- Erie
- Genesee
- Jacy
- Jamaica
- Kansas
- Kenai
- Kimimila
- Kiowa
- Kodiak
- Lakota
- Malibu
- Miami
- Micco
- Nakai
- Nakota
- Nayeli
- Nayelie
- Nayelli
- Nayelly
- Nizhoni
- Oneida
- Ontario
- Sahalie
- Seattle
- Sequoia
- Sequoya
- Sequoyah
- Shaianne
- Shandiin
- Shasta
- Shawnee
- Shenandoah
- Sheyanne
- Sheyenne
- Shiane
- Shianne
- Shyan
- Shyane
- Shyann
- Shyanne
- Shyenne
- Sonoma
- Tacoma
- Taina
- Takoda
- Takota
- Tallula
- Tallulah
- Tallulah-Rose
- Talula
- Talulah
- Talullah
- Taos
- Tapanga
- Tenaya
- Tennessee
- Tex
- Topanga
- Tulsa
- Tyee
- Ukiah
- Utah
- Winona
- Wynona
- Wynonna
- Xitlali
- Xitlalli
- Xitlally
- Xitlaly
- Xochitl
Other origins
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, Cornish, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern, Old English, Old Norse, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yoruba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Native American baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/native-american, updated 20 October 2026.