Name Explorer

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Dona Variant of Donna	5#15,527	new	1954
Devin Calf or fawn; little dark one; also divine or seer	86#2,158	Up 374 rank positions in five years	1991
Deirdre Uncertain	13#7,987	Down 983 rank positions in five years	1961
Destinee Destiny, fate	54#3,040	Down 1,286 rank positions in five years	1999
Danica Morning star	127#1,634	Down 476 rank positions in five years	2007
Deja Already	54#3,039	Down 617 rank positions in five years	1996
Dylan Toward the tide	338#808	Down 311 rank positions in five years	2017
Dallas Possibly valley house or meadow dwelling	413#687	Down 55 rank positions in five years	2015
Dee Short form of D-initial names; also a river name	—Unranked	—	1961
Dayana Spanish form modeled on English Diana	392#716	Down 104 rank positions in five years	2008
Demi Short form of Demetria	804#381	Down 42 rank positions in five years	2020
Deanne Variant of Deanna; ultimate meaning depends on its derivation	—Unranked	—	1962
Deidre Variant of Deirdre; ultimate meaning uncertain	8#11,172	new	1963
Dayna Variant of Dana; deeper origin uncertain	17#6,603	Down 2,903 rank positions in five years	1988
Dalia Branch in Hebrew; fate in Lithuanian; dahlia in the flower-name tradition	340#800	Up 274 rank positions in five years	1994
Dara Several origins, including “star,” “gift,” and “wealthy”	207#1,129	Up 200 rank positions in five years	1981
Deena Several origins, including judged or vindicated	26#5,008	Down 976 rank positions in five years	1970
Desirae Desired or wished for	64#2,702	Down 278 rank positions in five years	1993
David Beloved	7#12,210	Down 2,481 rank positions in five years	1983
Damaris Possibly heifer or young girl	150#1,437	Up 136 rank positions in five years	2006
Daleyza Meaning uncertain in the cited reference	562#538	Down 161 rank positions in five years	2014
Diann Form of Diane; deeper etymology uncertain	—Unranked	—	1947
Dessie Diminutive of Desmond	7#12,227	new	1918
Davina Beloved, through David	363#749	Down 119 rank positions in five years	2022
Demetria Belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess, through Demetrius	24#5,284	Down 238 rank positions in five years	1974
Danika Variant of Danica	69#2,550	Down 817 rank positions in five years	2007
Denice Variant of Denise	—Unranked	—	1957
Dinah Judged; vindicated	34#4,197	Down 1,040 rank positions in five years	1955
Delphine Woman from Delphi	42#3,591	Down 29 rank positions in five years	1958
Danette Diminutive of Daniel	5#15,458	Down 4,994 rank positions in five years	1966
Dani God is my judge, through Daniel	364#747	Up 56 rank positions in five years	2022
Deidra Variant of Deirdre	—Unranked	—	1980
Deann Variant of Deanna	—Unranked	—	1962
Dottie Gift of God, through Dorothy	158#1,385	Up 922 rank positions in five years	1943
Dionne Of Zeus	16#6,911	Down 775 rank positions in five years	1970
Debby Bee, through Deborah	—Unranked	—	1959
Drew Manly, through Andrew; also a medieval form of Drogo	399#706	Up 236 rank positions in five years	2024
Devyn Devin form with several surname origins	172#1,295	Down 150 rank positions in five years	2000
Dovie	30#4,582	Up 3,074 rank positions in five years	1917
Daria Feminine form of Darius	107#1,858	Up 38 rank positions in five years	1998
Dania Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition	229#1,063	Up 148 rank positions in five years	2007
Doretha Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	—Unranked	—	1956
Delois Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	—Unranked	—	1948
Delma Short form of Adelma	—Unranked	—	1926
Darby Multiple origins; meaning partly unconfirmed	68#2,564	Down 364 rank positions in five years	1995
Darleen Variant of Darlene	10#9,604	Down 1,529 rank positions in five years	1958
Daniel God is my judge	8#11,162	Down 5,033 rank positions in five years	1985
Dorene	—Unranked	—	1958
Destini Variant of Destiny	21#5,771	Down 2,472 rank positions in five years	1999
Dream English word name: dream	718#432	Down 28 rank positions in five years	2022

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