Dark Names for Girls

There are 14 Dark names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Dark names 1 to 14. Within these names, Melanie (Dutch, English, French, and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Adriana (Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish), Kyra (German), Ciara (Irish and English), Tara (English), and Pamela (English, German, and Italian). The unusual Dark names are Adrian (English), Branwen (English and Welsh), Maura (Irish, German, Italian, and Spanish), Morena (German, Italian, and Spanish), Afra (English), Aphra (Arabic and English), Garnet (English), and Roxana (English, German, and Spanish).

Dark names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1950s; before that, they were of modest use only. Their usage peaked in 1955 with 1.497% of baby girls being given Dark names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 4 Dark names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.528% with 6 Dark names listed among the top 1000. Among all Dark names, Melanie (Dutch, English, French, and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #80 and a usage of 0.1902%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Adrian ... woman from Hadria; dark one ... is 'woman from Hadria; dark one' ...

Adriana 115 ... woman from Hadria; dark one ... 'woman from Hadria; dark one' ...

Branwen ... fair raven, dark beauty; ...Branwen has the meaning fair raven, dark beauty ...

Ciara 258 ... little dark one, little ... its meaning is 'little dark one, little dark-haired ...

Kyra 190 ... far-sighted; throne; ... name Kyra means 'little dark one, little dark-haired ...

Maura ... swarthy, dark skinned, ... the meaning 'swarthy, dark skinned, moor' ...

Melanie 80 ... black, dark ... has the meaning black, dark ... given to children with dark complexion, hair, or ...

Morena ... brown, brown-haired ... ; maurus 'swarthy, dark skinned, moor' ...

Pamela 584 ... all black, all sweetness ... 'melas' meaning black, dark ; 'meli' meaning honey ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Afra ... woman from Africa; whitish red, pink ... to imply people of dark hair and color ...

Aphra ... dust; whitish red, pink ... to imply people of dark hair and color ...

Garnet ... name of the jewel, a dark-red gemstone named for ...

Roxana ... bright, dawn, light ... through Daniel Defoe's dark novel Roxana (1724) ...

Tara 539 ... hill; star; savior ... of the meaning 'dark one' ...