Girl Names Starting With D

11 US girl names beginning with D, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.

D names at a glance

In 2025, 2.57% of US baby girls in the Social Security records got a first name starting with D — about 1 in 39, or 41,232 girls in all. That is down from 3.44% in 1990.

Most popular D names on this page
NameRank in 2015Rank in 2025
Delilah#115#51
Daisy#183#75
Daphne#378#178
Dahlia#412#215
Delaney#243#242

The biggest climber on this page is Daisy: #183 among US girls in 2015, #75 in 2025.

Pair a D first name with a middle name that starts differently and the initials stay clear; the middle-name pages mark down a second D.

Girl Names starting with D

This page lists 11 girl names beginning with the letter D that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Delilah, Daisy, Daphne. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.

Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all girl names.