Rare ‘D’ Baby Names for Girls in 2016

Looking through currently-rare ‘D’ baby names has been a real treat … so many Indian girls’ names! Divya, Deeksha, and all the others I saw are positively gorgeous. 

As usual, I’m looking at names that were used in the U.S. last year, but not often enough to register within the top 1000. The data I use is publicly available via the Social Security Administration.

• 200-254 baby girls named: Dixie, Della, Diya, Diamond, Drew, Denise
• 150-199: Darcy, Darla, Delia, Denver, Dariana, Dior, Damaris
• 100-149: Dream, Darby, Donna, Doris, Dora, Desire, Deja, Daenerys
• 50-99: Daria, Deasia, Divine, Dasha, Dawn, Dayanara, Dailyn, Denali, Denim, Devon, Danae, Diem, Dinah, Dynasty, Dolores
• 25-49: Divya, Delphine, Divina, Divinity, Dorothea, Dolly, Dua, Delta, Dagny, Devany, Dottie, Demetria, December, Dulcemaria, Dhriti, Doreen, Dreya, Danitza, Darling, Dima, Dorcas, Dalexa, Deetya
• 15-24: Dempsey, Damiana, Darielle, Domenica, Davida, Deirdre, Dilara, Dove, Dasani, Dawt, Dhruvi, Devika, Dovie, Devi, Dionne, Diva
• 10-14: Dakayla, Damaria, Darielys, Davia, Dhwani, Dim, Divisha, Dominga, Duchess, Dusty, Dacey, Dalani, Dalari, Dariella, Dash, Daylee, Daytona, Demetra, Deyanira, Dhanvi, Dhanya, Dmya, Donatella, Dreama, Dutchess, Dally, Dayleen, Dacia, Dalal, Darleth, Dashly, Deeksha, Deem, Destine, Diamonique, Draizy, Danahe, Dari, Despina, Devanshi, Dharma, Diora, Dniyah
• 8-9: Daisymae, Damara, Deepika, Delancey, Delmy, Delphia, Deva, Dhara, Dominica, Drishya, Danette, Danila, Debby, Deryn, Dessie, Devaeh, Dhyani, Dianelys, Domino, Dona, Dulcinea, Dunia, Durrani
• 7: Dale, Dalida, Daveigh, Day, Dejanae, Delphina, Demri, Denna, Desmarie, Devoiry, Diandra, Diara, Digna, Disney, Dnyla, Drishti, Dublin, Duha, Dulcie
• 6: Dabney, Daily, Damilola, Danaysha, Daneen, Danielys, Darinka, Dava, Deangela, Denisa, Dhruthi, Dilcia, Dmitra, Divleen, Divyanshi, Djuna, Doha, Dolce, Dory, Drusilla
• 5: Dah, Danity, Dannielynn, Dashayla, Dax, Dazzlyn, Dearie, Delania, Demilade, Desta, Destina, Dhatri, Djenabou, Doria, Drina, Duru, Dyna

What do you think of these names? Let me know in the comments, and stay tuned for the boys’ names!