Baby Names That Mean Dark
Looking for baby names that mean Dark? Our library lists 192 names whose meaning carries the sense of “dark.” They break down as 110 boy names and 82 girl names. The most common cultural roots are Irish, English, French, and Celtic. Names on this list include Adok, Adreanna, Adrian, Adriana, and Adriane.
Every entry below shows the name’s meaning, gender, and cultural origin, and links to a full profile with pronunciation, popularity, and variants. Tap the heart to save a favorite.
Darkness in naming rarely means gloom — it usually points to hair color, the night sky, or a poetic depth. The Old Irish ciar (“dark, black”) gives Kieran and Ciara, both “little dark one,” while the Arabic layl (“night”) lies behind Layla and Leila.
Dark-meaning names feel romantic and a little enigmatic, a fine choice for parents drawn to the moody and mysterious rather than the cheerfully bright. Many work across genders. Use the origin and gender columns below to find a name whose darkness reads as elegance and intrigue.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adok | Dark ADOLF | Male | English | |
| Adreanna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female | French | |
| Adrian | Dark AGDA, AGATA, AGATON, AGNETA | Female | English | |
| Adriana | Dark; From Adria | Female | Romanian | |
| Adriane | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female | French | |
| Adrianna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female | French | |
| Adrianne | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female | French | |
| Adriano | Dark: Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (The Adriatic Sea Region.) | Male | Spanish | |
| Adriene | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female | French | |
| Adrienne | "Dark." | Female | French | |
| Adrik | Dark ALEK, ALIK, ALEKSANDR, ALEKSIS, ALEKSI, ALEXEI | Male | Russian | |
| Black | Dark | Male | English | |
| Blaecleah | From The Dark Meadow | Male | English | |
| Blagdan | From The Dark Valley | Male | English | |
| Blagden | From The Dark Valley | Male | English | |
| Blagdon | From The Dark Valley | Male | English | |
| Blake | Dark: Dark-Haired. Can Also Mean The Reverse -Fair: Pale. Blakeman | Male | Scottish | |
| Blakeley | From The Dark Meadow | Male | English | |
| Blakely | From The Dark Meadow | Male | English | |
| Blakemore | From The Dark Moor | Male | English | |
| Braeden | Dark Valley. | Male | Celtic | |
| Bron | Brown Or Dark | Male | Anglo | |
| Brown | Dark Skinned | Male | English | |
| Brun | Brown Or Dark | Male | Anglo | |
| Bruna | Of The Dark Hair | Female | German | |
| Brune | Of The Dark Hair | Female | German | |
| Brunelle | Dark Haired | Male | French | |
| Brunetta | Dark-Haired | Female | Italian | |
| Brunhild | Dark Or Noble | Female | German | |
| Brunhilda | Dark Or Noble | Female | German | |
| Brunhilde | Dark, Noble | Female | German | |
| Burnett | Brown, dark-complexioned | Male | English | |
| Carey | The Dark One | Female | Celtic | |
| Cerin | Little Dark One | Male | Gaelic | |
| Chiara | Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. | Female | Irish | |
| Ciara | Saint Or Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. | Female | Irish | |
| Ciarda | Dark | Female | Gaelic | |
| Claec | Dark | Male | English | |
| Colbey | Dark: Dark-Haired. | Male | French | |
| Cole | From The Dark Town: Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. | Male | English | |
| Coleman | Dark Skinned | Male | English | |
| Colemann | Dark Skinned | Male | English | |
| Coletun | From The Dark Town | Male | English | |
| Colis | Son Of The Dark Man | Male | English | |
| Collis | Son Of The Dark Man | Male | English | |
| Colt | From The Dark Town | Male | English | |
| Colton | From The Dark Town | Male | English | |
| Colys | Son Of The Dark Man | Male | English | |
| Condan | Dark Haired Wise Man | Male | Celtic | |
| Condon | Dark Haired Wise Man | Male | Celtic |