Baby Names That Start With D
2909 baby names beginning with the letter D — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
The most-loved baby names starting with D, most-popular first. Tap any name to hear it pronounced and read its meaning.
Girl Names
Delilah#51 in the U.S.Delicate, weak; or possibly 'night' — from Hebrew Delilah▶Daisy#75 in the U.S.Day's eye — from Old English dæges ēage (day's eye), describing how the flower opens at dawn▶Daphne#178 in the U.S.Laurel tree; bay laurel; from Greek daphne (laurel)▶Dahlia#215 in the U.S.Dahl's flower — the dahlia plant, named after botanist Anders Dahl▶Delaney#242 in the U.S.Descendant of the challenger/competitor; from Irish Ó Dúbhshláine: dubh (black, dark) + sláine ▶Diana#244 in the U.S.Divine; heavenly; luminous; from Latin Diviana (of the divine), related to deus (god) and dies ▶Dakota#296 in the U.S.Friend, ally; the friendly people — from the Sioux language▶Daniela#302 in the U.S.God is my judge▶Demi#381 in the U.S.Short form of Demetria (devoted to Demeter) or from French demi meaning half; used independentl▶Danna#394 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Dana, from Daniel (God is my judge) or from the Old English ethnic name mea▶Dorothy#421 in the U.S.From Greek Dorothea, a reversal of Theodora: combining doron (gift) and theos (God), meaning gi▶Dream#432 in the U.S.From Old English dream meaning joy, music, or a dream vision; used as a word name for its aspir▶Daniella#468 in the U.S.Italian feminine form of Daniel, from Hebrew 'Daniyel' meaning 'God is my judge,' composed of '▶Daleyza#538 in the U.S.Modern invented feminine name of uncertain etymology, possibly a creative blend drawing on Span▶Danielle#549 in the U.S.French feminine form of Daniel, from Hebrew Daniyyel meaning 'God is my judge,' a compound of d▶Della#563 in the U.S.Short form of Adela or Adeline, from Old High German adal meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'; also u▶Destiny#635 in the U.S.From the English word destiny, derived via Old French destinée from Latin destinare ('to determ▶Dallas#687 in the U.S.From the meadow dwelling; Scottish Gaelic dail (meadow, field) + fas (dwelling)▶Drew#706 in the U.S.Short form of Andrew, from Old Welsh Dryw meaning 'vision' or 'wise man'; or a diminutive of th▶Dayana#716 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Diana, from the Latin divus/diviana meaning 'divine' or 'heavenly'; Diana w▶Dani#747 in the U.S.Short form of Daniela or Danielle, from the Hebrew Daniel (דָּנִיֵּאל), meaning 'God is my judg▶Davina#749 in the U.S.Scottish feminine form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid (דָּוִד), meaning 'beloved' or 'darling'▶Dulce#771 in the U.S.Sweet or sweetness; from the Spanish dulce and Latin dulcis meaning sweet, used as a given name▶Dalia#800 in the U.S.Branch or fate; from the Hebrew Daliyah meaning gentle, drooping branch, or alternatively linke▶Dylan#808 in the U.S.Born of the ocean or son of the sea; from the Welsh Dylan Eil Ton, composed of Welsh elements m▶Denver#836 in the U.S.English surname, possibly from French Anvers (Antwerp) or Old English, meaning 'green valley'▶Darcy#857 in the U.S.From the Norman-French surname d'Arcy, meaning 'from Arcy' (a place in Normandy); also used as ▶Deborah#864 in the U.S.From the Hebrew devorah meaning 'bee', specifically the honeybee, which was associated in ancie▶Dafne#876 in the U.S.Laurel tree; from Greek daphne, the plant sacred to Apollo▶Darla#941 in the U.S.English name derived from darling, an Old English term of endearment meaning beloved one or dea▶Dior#984 in the U.S.Possibly from Breton/Old French d'or (of gold); the surname of couturier Christian Dior, now us▶Dara#1026 in the U.S.Oak tree; from Irish Gaelic dara/doire (oak, oak grove)▶Dalilah#1049 in the U.S.Delicate, languishing; spelling variant of Delilah, from Hebrew dalilah (weak, languishing, del▶Dana#1077 in the U.S.God is my judge; from Hebrew Dan (judge) as a feminine form; also an English place-name from Ol▶Dania#1099 in the U.S.God is my judge; feminine diminutive of Daniel (Hebrew Daniyel: God is my judge), or from Arabi▶Dalary#1121 in the U.S.Origin and meaning uncertain; possibly a Spanish-American creative compound name▶Dariana#1129 in the U.S.Upholder of the good; from Persian Darius (Darayavaush: upholding the good) feminized with the ▶Desiree#1130 in the U.S.Desired, longed for; from French désirée (desired, wished for), from Latin desiderare (to desir▶Devyn#1146 in the U.S.Poet or bard; a Y-spelling variant of Devon/Devin, from Irish Gaelic Damhán (little deer) or da▶Dalila#1328 in the U.S.Gentle, delicate, languishing▶Dina#1334 in the U.S.Judged, vindicated, avenged▶Dua#1338 in the U.S.Prayer, supplication, invocation▶Delainey#1346 in the U.S.From the elder tree grove; descendant of the challenger▶Danae#1362 in the U.S.Parched, dry earth▶Delani#1368 in the U.S.From the elder tree grove; descendant of the challenger▶Dottie#1406 in the U.S.Gift of God, God's gift▶Devorah#1416 in the U.S.Bee, the honeybee▶Damaris#1435 in the U.S.Gentle, calf, tame one▶Delia#1522 in the U.S.From Greek 'Delia', an epithet of Artemis meaning 'woman from Delos', the island of her birth.▶Daenerys#1554 in the U.S.Invented name from the A Song of Ice and Fire novels and Game of Thrones; no traditional meanin▶Danica#1555 in the U.S.From Slavic 'danica' meaning 'morning star' (Venus), derived from 'dan' (day).▶Dixie#1565 in the U.S.From the term 'Dixie' for the American South, of debated origin, sometimes tied to French 'dix'▶Diamond#1612 in the U.S.From the gemstone, via Latin 'diamas' from Greek 'adamas' ('unconquerable, hardest metal'), giv▶Dolly#1624 in the U.S.Diminutive of Dorothy ('gift of God')▶Dove#1625 in the U.S.From the English word 'dove' (the bird), a symbol of peace and gentleness.▶Delanie#1681 in the U.S.a feminine variant of the Irish surname Delaney, from Ó Dubhshláine, combining 'dubh' ('dark') ▶Diya#1682 in the U.S.From Sanskrit/Hindi (diya), meaning 'lamp' or 'light', referring to the small oil lamps used in▶Daylin#1692 in the U.S.A modern American name, likely a respelling of Daylan/Dalyn or a blend of 'Day' with the popula▶Dayami#1771 in the U.S.Modern Cuban feminine coinage; meaning not reliably established (popularly but unreliably linke▶Darlene#1802 in the U.S.Torch▶Dayanna#1803 in the U.S.Divine, goddesslike▶Dasha#1849 in the U.S.Russian diminutive of Daria/Darya, ultimately from the Old Persian royal name Darayavahush ('po▶Dawn#1850 in the U.S.English word name meaning 'dawn, daybreak, first appearance of light', from Old English 'dagung▶Denise#1894 in the U.S.Of Zeus , godlike▶Donna#1941 in the U.S.Lady▶Daria#1954 in the U.S.Possessing goodness▶Denisse#1955 in the U.S.Of Zeus , godlike▶Dalett#1996 in the U.S.Contemporary American coinage combining a Dal- element with the -ett(e) ending; sometimes assoc▶Divine#2010 in the U.S.Eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike▶Devin#2026 in the U.S.Anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Damháin, generally interpreted as 'poet/bard' or 'fawn'. A▶Dorothea#2066 in the U.S.From Greek 'doron' (gift) + 'theos' (god): 'gift of God'. The same elements reversed give Theod▶Dawson#2109 in the U.S.Son of David ▶Debora#2110 in the U.S.Bee▶Delany#2111 in the U.S.Anglicized Irish surname Ó Dubhshláine, from 'dubh' (dark/black) plus 'Sláine' (the River Slane▶Denali#2112 in the U.S.Great one▶Denim#2132 in the U.S.Word name from the fabric denim, from French serge de Nimes 'serge from Nimes'.▶Devora#2133 in the U.S.Bee▶Dhriti#2152 in the U.S.She Who Has Courage and Patience▶Divinity#2169 in the U.S.Virtue word name 'divine nature, godliness', from Latin divinitas.▶Debanhi#2193 in the U.S.Modern Mexican coinage, popularly an acrostic of 'Dios Eterno Bendice A Nuestra Hija'.▶Desire#2194 in the U.S.To long for; to wish for; to desire▶Doris#2195 in the U.S.Dorian woman▶Dalani#2246 in the U.S.heavenly, sky, royal▶Diane#2247 in the U.S.divine, belonging to the divine▶
Boy Names
Daniel#22 in the U.S.God is my judge; judged by God▶David#35 in the U.S.Beloved; darling; dear one▶Dylan#41 in the U.S.Son of the sea; born from the ocean wave▶Dominic#106 in the U.S.Belonging to God; of the Lord — from Latin dominicus (of the Lord), from dominus (lord, master)▶Damian#109 in the U.S.To tame; to subdue; a tamer — from Greek Damianos, from damazein (to tame, subdue)▶Dean#125 in the U.S.Valley — from Old English denu (valley); also an occupational surname from Old French deien (de▶Declan#139 in the U.S.Meaning uncertain; possibly 'full of goodness' or related to the Irish word for prayer▶Dawson#143 in the U.S.Son of Daw — Daw being a medieval short form of David, from Hebrew Dawid meaning 'beloved'▶Diego#158 in the U.S.Spanish form of James/Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov meaning 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'▶Dallas#238 in the U.S.From the meadow dwelling; from the valley place▶Derek#284 in the U.S.Ruler of the people; powerful leader of the folk▶Dante#308 in the U.S.Enduring, steadfast; a short form of Durante▶Dakota#319 in the U.S.From the Dakota Sioux word 'dakotah', meaning 'friend', 'ally', or 'those who are considered fr▶Dariel#327 in the U.S.A modern name blending elements of Dario (gift) or Daniel (God is my judge) with the angelic su▶Damien#352 in the U.S.From the Greek Damianos, derived from 'damazo' (to tame, subdue, or master), meaning 'one who t▶Desmond#376 in the U.S.From the Irish territorial name Deas-Mhumhan meaning South Munster; later used as a given name ▶Daxton#379 in the U.S.Modern elaboration of Dax, a French place name referring to the town of Dax in southwestern Fra▶Dalton#448 in the U.S.English surname from an Old English place name combining 'dæl' (valley) and 'tun' (settlement, ▶Donovan#496 in the U.S.From the Irish surname Ó Donndubháin, meaning 'descendant of Donndubhán,' composed of 'donn' (d▶Damon#501 in the U.S.From Greek Damon, related to the verb damao meaning 'to tame' or 'to subdue'; associated with t▶Denver#518 in the U.S.From the English surname Denver, derived from the French place-name d'Anvers (from Antwerp, Bel▶Dorian#539 in the U.S.From Latin Dorianus, derived from Greek Dorios meaning 'of the Dorians,' an ancient Greek peopl▶Devin#548 in the U.S.From Irish Gaelic Damhán (meaning 'little stag' or 'fawn') or Daimhín, alternatively from the I▶Drew#553 in the U.S.Short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas, derived from aner/andros meaning 'man' or 'manly'; us▶Deacon#561 in the U.S.From Late Greek diakonos meaning 'servant' or 'messenger,' the origin of the Christian ecclesia▶Dominick#622 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Dominic, from Latin Dominicus meaning 'belonging to the Lord' or 'of God,' ▶Danny#628 in the U.S.Diminutive of Daniel, from the Hebrew Daniyyel (דָּנִיֵּאל), meaning 'God is my judge.' Daniel ▶Davis#668 in the U.S.Welsh and English patronymic surname meaning son of David, from the Hebrew name David meaning b▶Dereck#688 in the U.S.Ruler of the people; from Old High German Theodoric, combining theud (people) and ric (ruler)▶Donald#690 in the U.S.Ruler of the world; from Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, combining domhan (world) and all (rule, migh▶Dax#692 in the U.S.From the French city Dax, derived from the Latin Aquae Tarbellicae and later d'Ax; also used as▶Dexter#693 in the U.S.Right-handed; skillful; dexterous; from Latin dexter meaning right hand side or skillful▶Duke#695 in the U.S.Leader; nobleman; from Latin dux (leader, commander) via Old French duc, denoting the highest r▶Dennis#707 in the U.S.From the Medieval Latin Dionysius, derived from the Greek Dionysios, meaning 'follower of Diony▶Dustin#729 in the U.S.From the Old Norse name Thurston or the Old English surname Dustin, possibly from the Norse Tho▶Dario#760 in the U.S.Possessor of goodness or maintains goodness well; the Italian and Spanish form of Darius, from ▶Dutton#779 in the U.S.Dudda's settlement or Dudda's farm; an English surname from the Old English place name Dutton i▶Darius#788 in the U.S.Possessor of goodness or he who upholds good; from Old Persian Darayavahush, combining daraya m▶Dilan#805 in the U.S.Son of the sea or born of the ocean; a phonetic spelling variant of Dylan, from the Welsh dyn (▶Douglas#807 in the U.S.Dark water or black stream; from the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghlas, composed of dubh meaning dark o▶Dane#821 in the U.S.From the Old English Dene or the demonym Dane, referring to a person from Denmark; used as a gi▶Drake#827 in the U.S.From Old English draca and Old Norse dreki, meaning 'dragon' or 'serpent'; also the standard En▶Dakari#837 in the U.S.From the Shona language of Zimbabwe, meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'; used as a given name in Zimb▶Derrick#850 in the U.S.Dutch and English form of Theodoric, from Old High German Thiudorich, composed of thiud (people▶Denim#880 in the U.S.From French serge de Nimes, meaning twill fabric from the city of Nimes in southern France; ado▶Darian#928 in the U.S.Variant of Darius, from Old Persian Dārayavahush, composed of daraya (to hold, to maintain) and▶Dillon#930 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Dylan, from Welsh dy (great, large) and llanw (tide, sea); or from Irish Ga▶Darren#953 in the U.S.Great; or possibly from the Irish Gaelic Dara (oak) with the -en suffix; or an anglicization of▶Devon#955 in the U.S.Defender; deep valley dwellers (the Dumnonii tribe); English county name Devon, from the Celtic▶Damari#958 in the U.S.Possibly related to the biblical Damaris from Greek meaning gentle or tame, or to Hebrew Dammar▶Dangelo#960 in the U.S.Of the angel; messenger of God; Italian compound D'Angelo (of the angel), from Latin angelus (m▶Darwin#961 in the U.S.From Old English deorwine, composed of deor meaning dear or beloved and wine meaning friend, gi▶Dash#967 in the U.S.To run with speed; to move quickly; also a short horizontal mark in writing; from Old Norse das▶Damir#982 in the U.S.South Slavic name composed of da meaning give and mir meaning peace, world, or community, thus ▶Dominik#986 in the U.S.Central European (Polish, Czech, Slovak) spelling variant of Dominic, from Latin Dominicus mean▶Dimitri#993 in the U.S.Devoted to Demeter; from Greek Demetrios (of Demeter, the goddess of harvest and grain)▶Denzel#1034 in the U.S.From the high stronghold; from Denzell, a place in Cornwall, England; of uncertain Cornish etym▶Demetrius#1038 in the U.S.Devoted to Demeter; from Greek Demetrios (of Demeter, the goddess of harvest and grain)▶Deandre#1055 in the U.S.Of the man; manly; French compound De + André, where André is the French form of Andrew, from G▶Dhruv#1088 in the U.S.The Pole Star; unwavering; fixed; from Sanskrit dhruva (fixed, firm, unwavering) — the Pole Sta▶Danilo#1094 in the U.S.God is my judge; Italian and Spanish form of Daniel, from Hebrew Daniyel (God is my judge)▶Duncan#1102 in the U.S.Dark warrior; brown warrior; from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh (donn: brown, dark + cath: battle, ▶Dion#1116 in the U.S.Divine; of Zeus; short form of Dionysios (of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and ecstasy)▶Draven#1120 in the U.S.Of the raven; possibly from Old English draefan (to drive, to hunt) or a creative variant of Ra▶Decker#1185 in the U.S.Thatcher; roofer; one who decks or covers; from Dutch/German Decker (one who covers roofs, a th▶Dayton#1188 in the U.S.David's town; from the English place name Dayton (day's town or possibly from the personal name▶Davion#1236 in the U.S.Beloved; from David with -ion suffix▶Darien#1247 in the U.S.Gift; he who upholds the good▶Draco#1280 in the U.S.Dragon, serpent, one who watches keenly▶Dovid#1300 in the U.S.Beloved, dear one▶Dale#1306 in the U.S.Valley, low-lying land between hills▶Deon#1309 in the U.S.Divine, belonging to Zeus/Dionysus▶Dior#1322 in the U.S.Gold, golden; from French d'or meaning of gold▶Daylen#1341 in the U.S.Bright light of day; day's clearing▶Daemon#1382 in the U.S.Spirit, guiding genius, inner spirit▶Davian#1391 in the U.S.Beloved; David elaboration with -ian suffix▶Dev#1392 in the U.S.Divine, god, deity▶Davi#1402 in the U.S.Beloved, dear one▶Dov#1403 in the U.S.Bear, the bear▶Dwayne#1423 in the U.S.Little dark one; dark-colored▶Derick#1434 in the U.S.People's ruler; ruler of the people▶Deshawn#1442 in the U.S.God is gracious; De- + Shawn compound▶Darrell#1465 in the U.S.From Airelle, Normandy; darling▶Dominique#1481 in the U.S."of the Lord, belonging to the Lord," French form of Latin Dominicus▶Demari#1527 in the U.S.Modern coined name combining the prefix 'De-' with 'Mari'; common in African American naming tr▶Davon#1559 in the U.S.Modern name, likely an elaboration of David▶Deion#1614 in the U.S.a modern American variant of Dion/Deon, ultimately from the Greek Dionysios, related to the god▶Divine#1628 in the U.S.Godly or heavenly; from the Latin divinus meaning of the gods, related to divus meaning god▶Denis#1639 in the U.S.From the medieval name Dionysius, ultimately from Dionysos, the Greek god of wine; Saint Denis ▶Deegan#1674 in the U.S.an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Duibhginn, meaning 'descendant of Dubhagán', a name f▶Devonte#1675 in the U.S.a modern African American coinage, likely combining the name Devon with the popular suffix -te/▶Destin#1684 in the U.S.from the French word 'destin' meaning 'destiny, fate'; also used in Haitian Creole▶Demir#1709 in the U.S.From Turkish demir "iron" (from Proto-Turkic temur), symbolizing strength and resilience; commo▶Deangelo#1729 in the U.S.Messenger▶Donnie#1761 in the U.S.Diminutive of Donald, from the Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, composed of 'domno' ('world') and 'val▶Darryl#1788 in the U.S.From the Norman French surname 'd'Airelle' meaning 'from Airelle', a place in Calvados, Normand▶Don#1789 in the U.S.Ruler of the world▶Dezmond#1832 in the U.S.South Munster▶Damoni#1850 in the U.S.Modern elaboration of Damon, from Greek 'damao' meaning 'to tame, to subdue'.▶Devansh#1851 in the U.S.Part of God▶Domingo#1860 in the U.S.Of the Lord▶Deklan#1878 in the U.S.Good▶Dan#1917 in the U.S.Short form of Daniel; the Hebrew name Dan itself means 'judge' (as in Daniel, 'God is my judge'▶Darell#1953 in the U.S.Variant of Darrell, from the Norman French surname 'd'Airelle' meaning 'from Airelle' (a place ▶Donte#1969 in the U.S.Enduring▶Dakoda#1994 in the U.S.Allies, friends▶Daryl#1995 in the U.S.From the surname Darrell, from Norman French d'Airelle '(one) from Airelle'▶Dave#2012 in the U.S.Beloved▶Damani#2027 in the U.S.Wishes▶Damion#2040 in the U.S.To tame▶Dashiell#2057 in the U.S.Anglicized form of French surname de Chiel, of uncertain meaning; popularized by Dashiell Hamme▶Duane#2073 in the U.S.Wagon maker▶Deen#2133 in the U.S.Religion, faith, way of life; from Arabic root d-y-n (law, obedience, judgment).▶Demarcus#2151 in the U.S.Bane, ruin▶Daylon#2234 in the U.S.brightness of day▶Dream#2235 in the U.S.a dream, vision▶