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1421 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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Daphne
Greek
"laurel tree, bay tree"
Darlene
English
"darling"
Delilah
Hebrew or Arabic
"delicate"
Daisy
Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English
"day's eye"
Darcy
Irish, French
"dark one; from Arcy; from the fortress"
Diana
Latin
"divine"
Dahlia
Flower name, from Swedish surname
"Dahl's flower"
Delphine
French from Greek
"of Delphi; womb"
Della
English diminutive of Adela, Adele, or Adelaide, German
"noble"
Dolly
English, diminutive of Dorothy
"gift of God"
Delaney
Irish
"dark challenger; dark river"
Diane
French variation of Diana, Latin
"divine"
Dorothy
English variation of Greek Dorothea
"gift of God"
Dragonfly
English, word name
Dove
Nature name
"dove, a bird"
Delia
Greek
"born on the island of Delos"
Dolores
Spanish
"lady of sorrows"
Dawn
English word name
"dawn, sunrise"
Danielle
French feminine variation of Daniel, Hebrew
"God is my judge"
Dora
Diminutive of Theodora and Isidora, Greek
"gift"
Doris
Greek
"gift of the ocean"
Delta
Greek
"fourth letter; island formed at the mouth of a river"
Danica
Slavic
"morning star"
Dorothea
Greek
"gift of God"
Dana
English, Slavic, Persian, Arabic
"from Denmark, gift, or wise"
Dottie
English, diminutive of Dorothy
"gift of God"
Deborah
Hebrew
"bee"
Dina
Hebrew variation of Dinah or Adinah
"judged or delicate"
Donna
Italian
"lady"
Demi
Diminutive of Demetria or Greek
"half"
Destiny
Word name, English from Latin
"destiny, fate"
Dinah
Hebrew
"God will judge"
Dagny
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse, "new day"
"new day"
Dara
Hebrew, Slavic or Irish
"pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree"
Drew
English diminutive of Andrew, Greek
"strong and manly"
Davina
Hebrew
"little deer"
Dream
Word name, English from German
"cherished ambition or hope; thoughts and images experienced during sleep; ideal"
Dominique
French, feminine variation of Dominic, Latin
"belonging to a lord"
Dabida
Dabney
English surname
"from Aubigny"
Dace
Dacee
Dacei
Dacey
Irish
"from the south"
Daci
Dacia
Latin place-name
Dacie
Dacy
Dae
Daeja
Dael
Dutch variation of Dale
Daelyn
Daena
Persian
"that which is seen or observed"
Daenerys
Literary name
Daffodil
Flower name, from Greek
"asphodel"
Daffy
Dafina
Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
"laurel"
Dafna
Hebrew
"laurel"
Dafne
Italian; Spanish; Portuguese from Greek
"laurel tree, bay tree"
Dafnee
Dafneigh
Dafny
Dagan
Hebrew
"corn, grain"
Dagmar
Norse
"Day maiden"
Dagmara
Polish
"day maid"
Dagna
Dagnanna
Dagne
Latvian and Lithuanian variation of Dagny, Norse, Amharic
"new day; judge"
Dagney
Dagnie
Dagomar
Dahliah
Dahliana
Variation of Dahlia, English flower name from Swedish surname
"Dahl's flower"
Dahlina
Dahlya
Dahlye
Dahra
Dahrah
Dai
Japanese
"to shine"
Daia
Spelling variation of Daya
Daiana
Daianna
Daibhidha
Daicee
Daici
Daicie
Daicy
Daija
French variations of DÉJa
Daijah
Daila
Dailani
Dailany
Dailyn
Daina
Japanese; Lithuanian and Latvian
"my greens; song"
Dainna
Dainora
Lithuanian
"to wish for a song"
Daintree
English surname
"valley of trees"
Dair
Daira
Greek
"knowing one"
Dairin
Irish
"fruitful, fertile"
