1416 Girl Names That Start With D (With Meanings and Popularity)
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Girl names that start with D are led, the biblical bad girl name Delilah. That's a dramatic departure from the days when Debra and Diane made D the leading first initial for girl names.
Along with Delilah and the classic Diana, female names that start with D ranking among the US Top 500 for girls today include flower names Daisy and Dahlia and gender-neutral names Dakota and Delaney.
Along with Delilah and Daisy, Darcie makes the girls' Top 100 in England and Wales. Daniela is a Top 10 girls' name in Spain. D-starting Defne is one of the top girl names in Turkey.
Unique D names for girls we recommend range from the French Delphine to the sassy Dot to the biblical Dinah. Other trending girl names that start with D include the Bridgerton-influenced Daphne, the princess-y Diana, and the old-school favorites Dorothy and Dorothea.
Interestingly, invented name Daleyza has been among the most popular female D names in recent years.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with D, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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The names
Deenie
English diminutive of names ending in deen, dene or dine, or short form of Deanna
"valley; divine"
Daphne
Greek
"laurel tree, bay tree"
Delilah
Hebrew or Arabic
"delicate"
Daisy
Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English
"day's eye"
Delphine
French from Greek
"of Delphi; womb"
Diana
Latin
"divine"
Dream
Word name, English from German
"cherished ambition or hope; thoughts and images experienced during sleep; ideal"
Dahlia
Flower name, from Swedish surname
"Dahl's flower"
Dorothy
English variation of Greek Dorothea
"gift of God"
Delaney
Irish
"dark challenger; dark river"
Della
English diminutive of Adela, Adele, or Adelaide, German
"noble"
Darcy
Irish, French
"dark one; from Arcy; from the fortress"
Delia
Greek
"born on the island of Delos"
Dolly
English, diminutive of Dorothy
"gift of God"
Dove
Nature name
"dove, a bird"
Diane
French variation of Diana, Latin
"divine"
Davina
Hebrew
"little deer"
Dragonfly
English, word name
Delta
Greek
"fourth letter; island formed at the mouth of a river"
Danica
Slavic
"morning star"
