Baby names that mean darkness are getting more popular among parents. Once avoided, dark baby names are now being considered. Look to horror movies (Carrie), novels (Poe, as in Edgar Allen Poe, known for his macabre works), and even the Bible (Cain, said to have killed his brother, Abel) for dark baby names to thrill your gothic soul.
Many baby names that mean darkness have alternate spellings. For girls, that includes the name Ciaera (alternate spellings include Ceara, Ceira, Ciaira, Ciara, Ciara, Ciarra, and Ciarrah), and for boys, Donovan (alternate spellings Donevin, Donovan, and Donovon).
Baby names that mean darkness are still relatively uncommon. Only one “dark” baby name appears in the top 100 on the Social Security Administration's list of popular baby names. For boys, only Adrian makes the list. Among girls' names, none appear in the top 100. As an alternative, there are also many baby names meaning light.
Parents looking for baby names that mean darkness can check out this list from BabyCenter, the parenting website.
Baby boy names that mean darkness
- Adrian
- Blake
- Blakey
- Blakie
- Braeden
- Bronson
- Carey
- Carroll
- Ceiran
- Ciaran
- Condon
- Daray
- Dewain
- Dewan
- Dewane
- Dewayne
- Donavan
- Donevin
- Donovan
- Donovon
- Dougal
- Dougie
- Douglas
- Douglass
- Dougy
- Doyle
- Dug
- Duggy
- Duglas
- Duncan
- Dwain
- Gethin
- Hadrian
- Karayan
- Keerin
- Keir
- Keiran
- Kern
- Kieran
- Kiernan
- Kiran
- Kolby
- Kyrin
- Maurice
- Mauricio
- Maurizio
- Maury
- Meuriz
- Morets
- Morey
- Moritz
- Moriz
- Morrell
- Morrie
- Morris
- Morry
- Morse
- Nigel
- Nishanth
- Sullavan
- Sullevan
- Sullivan
- Syllyvan
- Tamohar
- Timir
Baby girl names that mean darkness
- Carroll
- Ceara
- Ceira
- Chriselda
- Ciaera
- Ciaira
- Ciara
- Ciarah
- Ciarra
- Ciarrah
- Condon
- Cyara
- Cyarah
- Cyarra
- Daray
- Dark
- Kali
- Karayan
- Keara
- Keira
- Kiara
- Kiera
- Kierra
- Kira
- Maelani
- Majandra
- Maura
- Maure
- Mel
- Mela
- Melaina
- Melania
- Melanie
- Melantha
- Melany
- Melli
- Melony
- Mindy
- Tamasa
