There are 29 Black names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Black names 1 to 20. Within these names, Melanie (Dutch, English, French, and German) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #85 and a usage of 0.1786%, followed in descending order by Adriana (Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish), Kyra (English and German), Ciara (English and Irish), Dana (English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic), and Kali (English and Indian). The unusual Black names are Adrian (English), Bionda (Italian), Colby (English), Devaki (Indian), Devin (English and Irish), Douglasina (Scottish), Duana (English), Ebony (English), Ele (Hawaiian), Kanika (Indian and Swahili), Kerigan (Irish), Kerry (English), Krishna (English), and finally Kulya. Black names are rather popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as fairly trendy. The names' popularity increased from the 1920s up to the 1960s. Their usage peaked in 1964 with 1.604% of baby girls being given Black names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 6 Black names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 1.082% with 8 Black names listed among the top 1000. Among all Black names, Chloe (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #10 and a usage of 0.5692%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: Adrian  | woman from Hadria; dark one ... is of the meaning 'black' ... |
Adriana  124 | woman from Hadria; dark one ... is of the meaning 'black' ... |
| Bionda | black ...Bionda's meaning is black. ... |
Ciara  324 | little dark one, little ... is of the meaning 'black' ... |
| Colby | coal town, Cola's town, ... kol which means 'coal, black' ; býr which means ... |
Dana  467 | Dane; black pearl; God is my judge, God has judged; flowing down; protector, wealthy, possessor of good, upholder of good ... |
| Devaki | black, divine ...The name Devaki means black, divine. ... |
Devin  | poet; fawn; little dark one ...Derived from devin 'poet' ; dubh 'dark, black' ... |
| Douglasina | dark river ... dubh which means 'dark, black' ; glais which means ... |
| Duana | little dark one, descendant ... with the meaning 'dark, black'. ... |
Ebony  | ebony ... ebony ; ebenius 'black wood' ; ebenos 'black ... |
| Ele | black ...The meaning of the name is 'black'. ... |
Kali  502 | black one; force of ... roots, its meaning is black one; force of time - in ... |
| Kanika | black cloth ...Kanika's meaning is black cloth. ... |
| Kerigan | black ...The name is of the meaning 'black'. ... |
Kerry  | descendants of Ciar ... ciar with the meaning 'black' ... |
| Krishna | black; dark ... krsna with the meaning 'black; dark' ... |
| Kulya | sugar-pine nuts burned ... 'sugar-pine nuts burned black'. ... |
Kyra  238 | far-sighted; throne; ... ciar with the meaning 'black'. ... |
Melanie  85 | black, dark ... of the Greek 'melas' (black, dark) ... |
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