Native American Name Generator
This Native American name generator creates random ideas for naming females and males native to America. Native Americans come from many different tribes with varying naming traditions that are captured in our generator.
To get ten options, select a gender and tap generate. Then tap the stars to save your favorites to a list.
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How Native American Names Work
Native Americans did not have traditional last names, so these ideas do not include them. However, when they were integrated into the settler’s culture, many had to take last names and use European-style names. If you’d like to add one to your character, try out our last name generator.
Native American Animal Names
Some famous Native Americans are also known by the English animal name, such as Sitting Bull. Here are some ideas if you’re looking for a name like this:
- Big Bear
- Big Buffalo
- Big Butterfly
- Big Oak
- Big Rainbow
- Black Bear
- Black Hawk
- Blonde Feathers
- Blue Fox
- Blue Moon
- Brave Fox
- Brave Thunder
- Bright Lightning
- Bright Moon
- Bright Spirit
- Bright Sunshine
- Broken Arrow
- Crazy Horse
- Dancing Bear
- Dancing Cub
- Dancing Heart
- Dancing Swan
- Dark Hawk
- Dream Catcher
- Dune Runner
- Eagle Eye
- Eagle Feather
- Evening Star
- Falling Snowflake
- Fast Buck
- Fire Starter
- Flying Eagle
- Flying Hawk
- Flying Squirrel
- Golden Bear
- Golden Fox
- Golden Star
- Golden Sun
- Great Eagle
- Grey Wolf
- Grinning Bear
- Happy Cloud
- Hunting Hawk
- Hunting Wolf
- Leaping Deer
- Lion Heart
- Little Bear
- Little Blossom
- Little Cougar
- Little Dove
- Little Fawn
- Little Feather
- Little Fox
- Little Hawk
- Little Shark
- Little Thunder
- Little Wolverine
- Long Bow
- Long Knife
- Mighty Mouse
- Moon Ray
- Moonflower
- Morning Cloud
- Morning Star
- Mountain Flower
- Night Spirit
- Prancing Deer
- Prancing Pony
- Proud Eagle
- Purple Dawn
- Raging Buffalo
- Rain Cloud
- Rain Drop
- Rainbow Warrior
- Raining River
- Raving Bull
- Red Arrow
- Red Eagle
- Red Hawk
- Red Wolf
- Rising Moon
- Rising Sun
- Road Runner
- Roaring Water
- Rolling Thunder
- Running Bear
- Running Deer
- Running Horse
- Running Wolf
- Runs Like the Wind
- Shining Daisy
- Shining Owl
- Shooting Star
- Short Change
- Sitting Bull
- Sky Hawk
- Sleeping Fawn
- Soaring Eagle
- Sparkling Stream
- Straight Arrow
- Sunflower
- Swift Eagle
- Swift Hawk
- Tall Tree
- Thunder Cloud
- Thunderbolt
- Tiger Paw
- Tomahawk
- Whispering Wind
- White Buffalo
- White Eagle
- White Pearl
- Wild Boar
- Wild Flower
- Wind Dancer
- Winter Hawk
- Young Eagle Eye
Male Native American Names
- Wapti (Potawatomi)
- Tahatan (Sioux)
- Okomi (Arapaho)
- Hotah (Sioux)
- Nawkaw (Winnebago)
- Chaska (Sioux)
- Noshi (Algonquin)
- Yansa (Cherokee)
- Kanuna (Cherokee)
- Akicita (Sioux)
- Ahusaka (Winnebago)
- Wawatam (Ojibwe)
- Kuruk (Pawnee)
- Nootau (Algonquin)
- Wayna (Quechua)
- Usti (Cherokee)
- Hesutu (Miwok)
- Mekaisto (Siksika)
- Eyanosa (Sioux)
- Naiche (Apache)
- Shiye (Navajo)
- Ahiga (Navajo)
- Akecheta (Sioux)
- Skah (Sioux)
- Otskai (Nez Perce)
- Lonan (Zuni)
- Wanahton (Sioux)
- Notah (Navajo)
- Ashkii (Navajo)
- Chunta (Hopi)
- Lesharo (Pawnee)
- Tapco (Kiowa)
Female Native American Names
- Yaxkin (Mayan)
- Naja (Greenlandic)
- Awee (Navajo)
- Yanaba (Navajo)
- Salali (Cherokee)
- Tuta (Quechua)
- Fala (Choctaw)
- Anna (Algonquin)
- Litonya (Miwok)
- Jaci (Tupi)
- Catori (Hopi)
- Talulah (Choctaw)
- Pocahontas (Powhatan)
- Xóchitl (Nahuatl)
- Kinta (Choctaw)
- Sihu (Hopi)
- Chepi (Algonquin)
- Macha (Sioux)
- Aleshanee (Coos)
- Utina (Timucua)
- Elu (Zuni)
- Zeltzin (Nahuatl)
- Mahu (Hopi)
- Hurit (Algonquin)
- Ninovan (Cheyenne)
- Sitsi (Navajo)
- Yatzil (Mayan)
- Ethete (Arapaho)
- Jeruti (Guarani)
- Tarqik (Inuit)
- Pana (Blackfoot)
Famous Native Americans
- Sitting Bull – Hunkpapa Lakota leader known for his resistance against the U.S. government
- Sacagawea – Lemhi Shoshone woman who played a crucial role as a guide and interpreter during the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Chief Joseph – Leader of the Nez Perce tribe known for his principled resistance against forced removal
- Wilma Mankiller – First female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, activist, and advocate for Native American rights
- Geronimo – Prominent leader of the Chiricahua Apache tribe and a symbol of Native American resistance
- Pocahontas – Powhatan woman who played a key role in the early English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia
- Maria Tallchief – Renowned ballet dancer and the first Native American prima ballerina
- Louis Riel – Métis leader and political activist who fought for the rights of the Métis people in Canada
- Jim Thorpe – Sac and Fox athlete who became one of the most versatile and successful athletes of his time, excelling in Olympic sports and professional football
- Vine Deloria Jr. – Standing Rock Sioux scholar, writer, and activist known for his influential works on Native American history and spirituality
- Buffy Sainte-Marie – Cree singer-songwriter, social activist, and Academy Award-winning composer
- Maria Martinez – San Ildefonso Pueblo potter recognized for her skill in traditional pottery making
- Billy Mills – Oglala Lakota athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the only American to ever win this event
- Chief Seattle – Suquamish and Duwamish leader recognized for his eloquence and advocacy for Native American rights
- N. Scott Momaday – Kiowa author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and influential voice in Native American literature and culture
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