Unique Baby Girl Names That Start With D (2024)

Updated: May 16, 2023 by Olivia Mittak | Leave a comment

If you're looking for a great name for your baby girl, then you're in just the right place. We've got tons of names that start with D here for your perusal. We've also got a few tips to help you pick out just the right name for your baby. Let's get into it!

Most Popular Baby Girl Names Starting with D

First, we'll start with the most popular baby girl names that start with D in 2023. They are:

1. Dylan
2. Delilah
3. Damian
4. Daisy
5. Dakota
6. Dallas
7. Diana
8. Delaney
9. Daniela
10. Daphne
11. Dahlia
12. Dream
13. Drew
14. Danna
15. Devin
16. Destiny
17. Demi
18. Dior
19. Daleyza
20. Daniella

Unique Baby Girl Names Starting With D in 2023

There's plenty of baby girl names that start with D that offer a certain uniqueness or rarity. Let's take a look at 15 of them:

1. Dulce
2. Dane
3. D'Arcy
4. Desiree
5. Diamond
6. Damaris
7. Darien
8. Dua
9. Danika
10. Dayanna
11. Dervla
12. Desdamona
13. Desiderata
14. Deyse
15. Dextra

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we present a list of every baby girl name — including middle names — starting with D, plus the name’s meaning and origin.

Daba through Dallas

• DabaHebrew— kind words, bee swarm
• DabriaLatin— name of an angel
• DaceyGaelic— The southerner. A boy or girl’s name.
• DaciaGreek— A woman from Dacia, an ancient European country.
• DacioFrench— from arcy
• Dadeunknown
• DaeKorean— Greatness.
• DaffodilEnglish from Greek— The asphodel. A flower name.
• DagmarOld Norse— A maiden of the day, or glorious day.
• DagnaOld Norse— A new day.
• DagnyNorwegian— day, brightness, new day, Dane’s joy
• DahliaEnglish— From the flower, named after the Swedish botanist, Dahl.
• DaiWelsh/Japanese— Welsh: The beloved, the adored one. Japanese: Great. A boy or girl’s name.
• DaisyOld English— The day’s eye. A flower name. Also a nickname from Margaret.
• DakinDanish— Danish
• DakshaHindu
• DaleTeutonic/Old English— A valley dweller. A boy or girl’s name.
• Dalia— A branch, bough.
• DalilaSwahili— Gentle.
• DallasCeltic— Skilled, or from the field of water. Also a city in Texas. A boy or girl’s name.

Damalis through Daphne

• DamalisGreek— one who gentles
• DamaraGreek— gentle girl
• DamarisGreek— Gentle. A New Testament name.
• DameGerman— lady
• DamianaGreek— Tame, domesticated. The feminine form of Damian/Damon.
• DaminiHindu— lightning
• DamitaSpanish— The little noble lady.
• DamoselOld English— A damsel, or young unmarried woman.
• DanaOld English/Czech— Old English: From Denmark. Czech: God is my judge. A boy or girl’s name.
• DanaeGreek— The mother of Perseus in Greek mythology.
• Dani— My judge.
• DanicaSlavic— the morning star
• Daniela— God is my judge.
• DanielleHebrew— God is my judge. The feminine form of Daniel.
• DanikaSlavonic— The morning star.
• Dannell
• Danniell— God is my judge.
• DanuGaelic— The goddess of fruitfulness.
• DanutaPolish— A little deer. Also see Dana.
• DaphneGreek— The laurel. In Greek mythology, the name of a nymph who was transformed into a Laurel tree.

Dara through Daya

• DaraIrish Gaelic/Hebrew— Irish: A son of oak. Hebrew: Compassion, wisdom. A boy or girl’s name.
• DaralisOld English— beloved
• Darayunknown— dark
• DarbyIrish Gaelic/Middle English— Irish Gaelic: Free from envy. Middle English: The deer settlement. A boy or girl’s name.
• DarcieOld French— An old Norman family name.
• DariaGreek— Wealthy. The feminine form of Darius.
• DarinkaSlowenian
• DarleneEnglish from Old French— The little darling, the beloved one. Also see Darrelle.
• DarraGaelic, Farsi— small great one, riches
• DarrelleOld French— The beloved one. The feminine form of Darrell. Also see Darlene.
• DarreneEnglish— The Great one. The feminine form of Darren.
• DarriAboriginal— A track.
• DashaGreek— gift of god
• DavanIrish— The beloved, the adored one. Feminine form of David.
• Davida— The beloved, the adored one. Feminine form of David.
• DavinaHebrew— The beloved one. The feminine form of David. Also see Vida.
• DavineHebrew— the loved
• DawaTibetan/Sherpa— Born on a Monday. A boy or girl’s name.
• DawnEnglish— Daybreak, dawn.
• DayaHebrew— bird

Dayla through Deiene

• DaylaHebrew— to draw water, branch or bough
• Dayle— A valley dweller. A boy or girl’s name.
• Deana— The divine one. The goddess of hunting and the moon in Roman mythology. Also feminine forms of Dean.
• Deanna— The divine one. The goddess of hunting and the moon in Roman mythology. Also feminine forms of Dean.
• Deanne— The divine one. The goddess of hunting and the moon in Roman mythology. Also feminine forms of Dean.
• Debbie— The bee, an industrious woman.
• Debby— The bee, an industrious woman.
• DeborahHebrew— The bee, an industrious woman. A biblical name.
• Debra— The bee, an industrious woman.
• DechenTibetan/Sherpa— Health and happiness.
• DecimaLatin— The tenth.
• Dee— From the name Audrey, Deirdre, Delia, Diana. Audrey – Strong and noble, regal. Deirdre – Sorrow. Delia – A woman from the island of Delos. Diana – The divine one.
• DeenaHindu
• DeepaliHindu
• DeepikaHindu— a little light
• DeeptiHindu
• Deeta— The lost one.
• DeianiraGreek— wife of heracles
• Deidra— Sorrowful, wanderer.
• DeieneBasque— religious holiday

Deion through Delwyn

• Deion
• Deiondre— Valley.
• DeirdreCeltic— Sorrow. The name of a character from Irish legend.
• DejaFrench— before
• DelannaItalian— soft as wool
• DelbinGreek— dolphin, flower name
• Delcine— Sweet.
• Delfina— Dolphin.
• DeliaGreek— A woman from the island of Delos. Also another name for Artemis, the Greek moon goddess. Also See Cordelia and Della.
• DeliciaLatin— Delight.
• Delila— Hair or poor.
• DelilahHebrew— The beautiful temptress. The lover of Samson in the Bible.
• DellEnglish— From the dell or hollow. A boy or girl’s name.
• DellaEnglish— A woman from the island of Delos. Probably derived from Delia or Delilah and Ella. Also a diminutive of Adele and Adelaide.
• DelmaSpanish— Of the sea.
• DelphineLatin— A woman from Delphi or a flower name from delphinium.
• DeltaGreek— The fourth, as in fourth child.
• Delvene— A woman from Delphi or a flower name from delphinium.
• Delvine— A woman from Delphi or a flower name from delphinium.
• DelwynOld English/Welsh— Old English: A friend from the valley. Welsh: Neat and fair. A boy or girl’s name.

Delyth through Deva

• DelythWelsh— Neat and pretty.
• DembeUgandan— peace
• DemelzaCornish— From a placename. The heroine of Winston Graham’s Poldark novels.
• DemetriaGreek— From the goddess of fertility.
• DemiLatin— Half. Also see Demetria.
• DenaOld English— From the valley. Feminine form of Dean.
• DeniseFrench from Greek— A lover of wine. The feminine form of Denis/Dennis.
• DepVietnamese— beautiful
• Derica— Beloved leader.
• DerrythWelsh— Of the Oak.
• DervlaIrish Gaelic— The daughter of the poet.
• Desana— Longed for.
• DesdemonaGreek— Ill-fated. A Shakespearian character murdered by her husband Othello.
• DesireeLatin— The desired one.
• DesmaGreek— A pledge.
• DespinaGreek
• DestaEthiopian— Happiness.
• DestineeFrench— destiny
• DestryFrench— war horse
• Deva— Celestial spirit.

Devaki through Diella

• DevakiHindu— black, mother of Krishna
• DeviBreton/Sanskrit— Breton: The beloved, the adored one. Sanskrit: Godlike, a goddess. A boy or girl’s name.
• DevikaSanskrit— A little goddess.
• DevnetSwedish— home of the Danes
• DevonaOld English— From the county of Devon.
• DevoraJewish— The bee, an industrious woman.
• DevorahJewish— The bee, an industrious woman.
• Devore— The bee, an industrious woman.
• DextraLatin— Skilful, dexterous. The feminine form of Dexter.
• DharmistaHindu
• DiamantaFrench from Latin— Adamant, like a diamond.
• DianaLatin— The divine one. The goddess of hunting and the moon in Roman mythology.
• DianeFrench— The divine one. .
• Dianne— The divine one. .
• DianthaGreek— A divine flower.
• Dianthe— Flower of the Gods.
• DiarriaGreek— Didi
• DidoGreek— The name of a queen of Carthage.
• DidrikaTeutonic— The people’s ruler.
• DiellaLatin— worships god

Dierdre through Dixie

• DierdreCeltic— young girl, one who rages, broken-hearted
• DietlindeGerman
• Dieuwertjeunknown
• DikiTibetan/Sherpa— Healthy and wealthy.
• DikranouhiArmenian— queen
• DilekTurkish
• DillianLatin— worshipped one
• DilysWelsh— True, steadfast.
• DimityGreek— From the cotton material.
• DinaIrish Gaelic— From the name Dean. Latin: A soldier. Tuetonic: Merciful.
• DinahHebrew— Judgment. A biblical name.
• DioneGreek— A lover of wine. From Dionysus, the mythological God of wine and drama. A boy or girl’s name.
• Dionne— The divine one. .
• DionyzaLatin— From Shakespeare’s play Pericles.
• DirranArabic
• DisaGreek— Double.
• Dita— The lost one.
• DivaLatin— A goddess.
• DivyaHindu— heavenly, brilliant
• DixieFrench— The tenth. Also a girl from the American south.

Dobrila through Dora

• DobrilaSlavonic— Kind, good.
• DodieHebrew— Beloved. Also see Dorothy.
• Doeunknown— Dee Dee, Didi
• DohnaTibetan/Sherpa— A female deity.
• DolkarTibetan/Sherpa— The name of a Buddhist Goddess.
• Dollie— The gift of God. Also see Dora and Theodora.
• Dolly— The gift of God. Also see Dora and Theodora.
• DoloresSpanish— Sorrow. Derived from the seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary.
• DomingaSpanish— Sunday
• DominicaLatin— Belonging to the lord. The feminine form of Dominic.
• Dominique— Of God.
• DonaldaScottish Gaelic— The ruler of the world. The feminine form of Donald.
• DonataLatin— Given by God, a gift.
• Doneen
• Donella— The ruler of the world. The feminine form of Donald.
• Donelle— The ruler of the world. The feminine form of Donald.
• DonlaIrish Gaelic— The brown lady.
• DonnaItalian— A lady. A short form of Madonna.
• DooriyaEnglish— the sea
• DoraGreek— A gift. Originally a short form of Dorothy and Theodora, but now also used as an independent name.

Dorcas through Drusilla

• DorcasGreek— A gazelle, a doe. Also see Tabitha.
• DoreFrench— Golden.
• Doreen— A gift. Originally a short form of Dorothy and Theodora, but now also used as an independent name.
• DoriaGreek— place name
• DorindaGreek— gift of god, beautiful one
• DorisGreek— A woman from Doria, or from the ocean. A Greek goddess of the sea.
• DorotaGreek, Spanish— God’s gift
• DorotheaDutch— The gift of God. Also see Dora and Theodora.
• DorothyGreek— The gift of God. Also see Dora and Theodora.
• Dot— The gift of God. Also see Dora and Theodora.
• Dotty— The gift of God. Also see Dora and Theodora.
• DouceFrench— Gentle, sweet.
• DovaTeutonic— Peace, a dove.
• DreamaGreek— joyous music
• DrewCeltic— Courageous. A boy or girl’s name.
• DrinaSpanish— helper and defender of mankind
• DrisanaHindu— daughter of the sun
• DristiHindu— sight, a form of the Devi
• DruellaTeutonic— An elfin vision.
• DrusillaLatin— From an old Roman family name.

Druti through Dysthe

• DrutiHindu
• DuanaIrish Gaelic— A little dark maiden.
• DuenaSpanish— A chaperone.
• Dulce— Sweet.
• Dulcea— Sweet.
• DulcieLatin— Sweet.
• Dulcina— Rose.
• Dulcinea— Sweet.
• DurgaSanskrit— Unattainable. A mythological Hindu goddess.
• DusanaCzech— A spirit, a soul.
• Dusty— Warrior. Feminine form of Dustin.
• Dyan— The divine one. The goddess of hunting and the moon in Roman mythology.
• Dyana— The divine one. The goddess of hunting and the moon in Roman mythology.
• DyaniNative American— A deer.
• Dyanne— The divine one. .
• DymphnaIrish Gaelic— A fawn.
• DynaGreek— Powerful. Also see Dinah.
• DysisGreek— sunset
• DystheGreek

Tips for Picking a Baby Name

Picking a baby name can be a tough thing. Check out some of our tips for picking out just the right name for your upcoming child:

Start early. You want to give yourself ample time to pick a baby name. Don't wait until the last minute, since then you'll be stressed and pushed to pick a name. Think about starting this endeavor during your second trimester. By then, your risk of miscarriage is low. Definitely don't wait until halfway through your third trimester to start!

Look to your passions for inspiration. Do you have a favorite movie, T.V. show, or book series that you could draw inspiration from? What about a favorite video game? Or, perhaps there's a celebrity or historical figure you'd like to name your child after. These are all great sources for inspiration.

Don't overcomplicate it. While picking a name can be challenging at times, don't make it unnecessarily complicated for yourself. Your baby doesn't need to have the most unique name ever to stand out! If you're finding that you're unable to settle on a name after weeks or months of deliberation, you may need to change up the process.

Conclusion

We hope you found a name or two you like out of this list! If not, don't fret. We've got a list for every letter of the alphabet, so be sure to check those out. Congratulations on your upcoming baby! This is such an exciting time for you; make sure to take time to appreciate it and enjoy it.

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