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Names That Mean Dark

Expecting a baby with dark hair, or eyes, or skin, or simply looking for a name that means (or suggests) darkness? You could search for names that literally mean black, dark, or night. Or you might prefer to browse for names that suggest dark things, such as Jett or Raven.

Along with Jett and Raven, other dark baby names in the US Top 1000 include Blake, Colton, Delaney, Kiera, Layla, Melanie, Phoenix, and Sullivan. Many word names conjure images of darkness, such as Ebony, Mahogany, Sable, and Midnight itself.

The names here either mean dark or reference dark things or nighttime and would be perfect for a brown-eyed baby girl or dark-haired baby boy.

Lila

Meaning: night; play

Origin:Arabic, Sanskrit
108
Lilith

Meaning: ghost, night monster

Origin:Assyrian, Sumerian
58
Guinevere

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Welsh
174
Delaney

Meaning: dark challenger

Origin:Irish
392
Blake

Meaning: fair-haired, dark

Origin:English
289
Layla

Meaning: night

Origin:Variation of Leila, Arabic
142
Amaya

Meaning: mother city; the end; night rain

Origin:Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese
148
Colton

Meaning: from the coal or dark town

Origin:English
322
Origin:Mineral name
362
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
109
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Greek
1170
Hadrian

Meaning: dark-haired

Origin:Latin
472
Orpheus

Meaning: the darkness of the night

Origin:Greek mythology name
402
Cole

Meaning: swarthy, coal black

Origin:English
148
Bruno

Meaning: brown

Origin:German
413
Manu

Meaning: greatest; bird; man

Origin:Finnish, Maori, Hawaiian, Sanskrit
906
Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Sullivan

Meaning: black-eyed one

Origin:Irish surname
353
Kiera

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
485
Ciara

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
701