Top Boy Baby Names starting with d

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1946.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1946 Starting On D.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names from 1946 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys this specific year.

Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
6David1 in 34 (2.98%)46,428
13Donald1 in 59 (1.69%)26,250
17Dennis1 in 73 (1.38%)21,442
21Daniel1 in 121 (0.83%)12,867
34Douglas1 in 187 (0.53%)8,326
46Danny1 in 234 (0.43%)6,641
62Dale1 in 310 (0.32%)5,024
79Don1 in 379 (0.26%)4,107
116Dan1 in 716 (0.14%)2,175
131Darrell1 in 827 (0.12%)1,882
132Dean1 in 830 (0.12%)1,876
137Dwight1 in 895 (0.11%)1,740
142Duane1 in 920 (0.11%)1,692
160Dave1 in 1,122 (0.09%)1,387
166Donnie1 in 1,251 (0.08%)1,244
209Dick1 in 1,971 (0.05%)790
229Delbert1 in 2,399 (0.04%)649
238Darryl1 in 2,519 (0.04%)618
256Daryl1 in 2,760 (0.04%)564
259Dana1 in 2,867 (0.03%)543
262Darrel1 in 2,888 (0.03%)539
281Doyle1 in 3,197 (0.03%)487
288Dewey1 in 3,298 (0.03%)472
312Denis1 in 3,951 (0.03%)394
321Dallas1 in 4,289 (0.02%)363
325Denny1 in 4,348 (0.02%)358
369Doug1 in 5,766 (0.02%)270
376Dwayne1 in 5,965 (0.02%)261
379Dominic1 in 6,081 (0.02%)256
381Darwin1 in 6,129 (0.02%)254
395Dannie1 in 6,858 (0.01%)227
400Dominick1 in 7,141 (0.01%)218
432Drew1 in 8,795 (0.01%)177
437Domingo1 in 9,104 (0.01%)171
476Dewayne1 in 11,200 (0.01%)139
477Donny1 in 11,200 (0.01%)139
496Delmar1 in 12,162 (0.01%)128
504Denver1 in 12,454 (0.01%)125
521Dudley1 in 14,025 (0.01%)111
529Dickie1 in 14,686 (0.01%)106
553Dalton1 in 16,739 (0.01%)93
560Dane1 in 17,107 (0.01%)91
566Dexter1 in 17,492 (0.01%)89
567Davis1 in 17,690 (0.01%)88
585Donn1 in 19,459 (0.01%)80
594Delmer1 in 20,484 (0%)76
601Dwain1 in 21,622 (0%)72
643Domenic1 in 25,946 (0%)60
654Duncan1 in 26,841 (0%)58
662Delmas1 in 27,799 (0%)56
671Damon1 in 28,829 (0%)54
696Dennie1 in 31,135 (0%)50
705Dee1 in 32,432 (0%)48
746Dewitt1 in 37,970 (0%)41
753Dillard1 in 38,919 (0%)40
768Dorsey1 in 40,967 (0%)38
793Douglass1 in 45,787 (0%)34
800Duwayne1 in 47,174 (0%)33
813Dock1 in 50,218 (0%)31
819Darold1 in 51,892 (0%)30
852Donovan1 in 55,599 (0%)28
881Denzil1 in 62,270 (0%)25
890Domenick1 in 64,865 (0%)24
891Donnell1 in 64,865 (0%)24
965Danial1 in 77,838 (0%)20
966Darnell1 in 77,838 (0%)20
967Durwood1 in 77,838 (0%)20
980Derrell1 in 81,935 (0%)19
1000Del1 in 86,487 (0%)18
1014Diego1 in 91,574 (0%)17
1015Dorris1 in 91,574 (0%)17
1040Dario1 in 97,297 (0%)16
1041Delfino1 in 97,297 (0%)16
1042Diane1 in 97,297 (0%)16
1066Dante1 in 103,784 (0%)15
1067Darl1 in 103,784 (0%)15
1068Delton1 in 103,784 (0%)15
1069Derek1 in 103,784 (0%)15
1070Dorian1 in 103,784 (0%)15
1071Dwaine1 in 103,784 (0%)15
1116Dorothy1 in 119,751 (0%)13
1142Duke1 in 129,730 (0%)12
1173Darvin1 in 141,523 (0%)11
1174Doris1 in 141,523 (0%)11
1175Drake1 in 141,523 (0%)11
1212Dolores1 in 155,676 (0%)10
1213Donal1 in 155,676 (0%)10
1214Donell1 in 155,676 (0%)10
1256Dell1 in 172,973 (0%)9
1257Desmond1 in 172,973 (0%)9
1258Dionicio1 in 172,973 (0%)9
1259Doran1 in 172,973 (0%)9
1297Davie1 in 194,595 (0%)8
1298Dino1 in 194,595 (0%)8
1299Doroteo1 in 194,595 (0%)8
1300Doyal1 in 194,595 (0%)8
1301Doyce1 in 194,595 (0%)8
1342Denton1 in 222,394 (0%)7
1343Dicky1 in 222,394 (0%)7
1419Damian1 in 259,460 (0%)6

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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