There are 30 Dark names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Dark names 1 to 20. Within these names, Melanie (Dutch, English, French, and German) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Adriana (Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish), Kyra (English and German), Ciara (English and Irish), and Pamela (English, German, and Italian). The unusual Dark names are Adrian (English), Branwen (English and Welsh), Devin (English and Irish), Douglasina (Scottish), Duana (English), Eleele (Hawaiian), Garnet (English), Karayan (English), Krishna (English), Lamya (Arabic), Maura (English, Irish, German, Italian, and Spanish), Maurizia (Italian), Morena (Spanish, German, and Italian), Neela (Tamil, English, and Indian), and Nerina (Hungarian and Italian). 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 1.512% of baby girls being given Dark names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Dark names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 0.504% with 7 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 #85 and a usage of 0.1786%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: Adrian  | woman from Hadria; dark one ... is 'woman from Hadria; dark one' ... |
Adriana  124 | woman from Hadria; dark one ... 'woman from Hadria; dark one' ... |
| Branwen | fair raven, dark beauty; ... the meaning fair raven, dark beauty ... |
Ciara  324 | little dark one, little ... its meaning is 'little dark one, little dark-haired ... |
Devin  | poet; fawn; little dark one ... is 'poet; fawn; little dark one' ... |
| Douglasina | dark river ...Douglasina's meaning is 'dark river' ... |
| Duana | little dark one, descendant ... Duana means 'little dark one, descendant of ... |
| Eleele | dark color of the eyes ... meaning of the name is dark color of the eyes. ... |
Garnet  | dark red; one who makes ...From garnet ; gernet 'dark red' ... |
| Karayan | the dark one ...The name means the dark one. ... |
| Krishna | black; dark ... the meaning 'black; dark' ... |
Kyra  238 | far-sighted; throne; ...Meaning: 'little dark one, little dark-haired one' ... |
| Lamya | of beautiful dark lips ...Lamya is of the meaning of beautiful dark lips. ... |
Maura  | swarthy, dark skinned, ... the meaning 'swarthy, dark skinned, moor' ... |
| Maurizia | swarthy, dark skinned, ... the meaning 'swarthy, dark skinned, moor'. ... |
Melanie  85 | black, dark ... Greek 'melas' (black, dark) ... given to children with dark complexion, hair, or ... |
| Morena | brown, brown-haired; ... Latin maurus ('swarthy, dark skinned, moor'). ... |
| Neela | a cicada, pitch dark; ... is 'a cicada, pitch dark' - in this context, ... |
| Nerina | sea nymph; black, dark ...The meaning here is 'black, dark' ... |
Pamela  670 | all black, all sweetness ... and 'melas' (black, dark), or else the second ... |
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