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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | David | 1 in 34 (2.98%) | 46,428 |
| 13 | Donald | 1 in 59 (1.69%) | 26,250 |
| 17 | Dennis | 1 in 73 (1.38%) | 21,442 |
| 21 | Daniel | 1 in 121 (0.83%) | 12,867 |
| 34 | Douglas | 1 in 187 (0.53%) | 8,326 |
| 46 | Danny | 1 in 234 (0.43%) | 6,641 |
| 62 | Dale | 1 in 310 (0.32%) | 5,024 |
| 79 | Don | 1 in 379 (0.26%) | 4,107 |
| 116 | Dan | 1 in 716 (0.14%) | 2,175 |
| 131 | Darrell | 1 in 827 (0.12%) | 1,882 |
| 132 | Dean | 1 in 830 (0.12%) | 1,876 |
| 137 | Dwight | 1 in 895 (0.11%) | 1,740 |
| 142 | Duane | 1 in 920 (0.11%) | 1,692 |
| 160 | Dave | 1 in 1,122 (0.09%) | 1,387 |
| 166 | Donnie | 1 in 1,251 (0.08%) | 1,244 |
| 209 | Dick | 1 in 1,971 (0.05%) | 790 |
| 229 | Delbert | 1 in 2,399 (0.04%) | 649 |
| 238 | Darryl | 1 in 2,519 (0.04%) | 618 |
| 256 | Daryl | 1 in 2,760 (0.04%) | 564 |
| 259 | Dana | 1 in 2,867 (0.03%) | 543 |
| 262 | Darrel | 1 in 2,888 (0.03%) | 539 |
| 281 | Doyle | 1 in 3,197 (0.03%) | 487 |
| 288 | Dewey | 1 in 3,298 (0.03%) | 472 |
| 312 | Denis | 1 in 3,951 (0.03%) | 394 |
| 321 | Dallas | 1 in 4,289 (0.02%) | 363 |
| 325 | Denny | 1 in 4,348 (0.02%) | 358 |
| 369 | Doug | 1 in 5,766 (0.02%) | 270 |
| 376 | Dwayne | 1 in 5,965 (0.02%) | 261 |
| 379 | Dominic | 1 in 6,081 (0.02%) | 256 |
| 381 | Darwin | 1 in 6,129 (0.02%) | 254 |
| 395 | Dannie | 1 in 6,858 (0.01%) | 227 |
| 400 | Dominick | 1 in 7,141 (0.01%) | 218 |
| 432 | Drew | 1 in 8,795 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 437 | Domingo | 1 in 9,104 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 476 | Dewayne | 1 in 11,200 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 477 | Donny | 1 in 11,200 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 496 | Delmar | 1 in 12,162 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 504 | Denver | 1 in 12,454 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 521 | Dudley | 1 in 14,025 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 529 | Dickie | 1 in 14,686 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 553 | Dalton | 1 in 16,739 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 560 | Dane | 1 in 17,107 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 566 | Dexter | 1 in 17,492 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 567 | Davis | 1 in 17,690 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 585 | Donn | 1 in 19,459 (0.01%) | 80 |
| 594 | Delmer | 1 in 20,484 (0%) | 76 |
| 601 | Dwain | 1 in 21,622 (0%) | 72 |
| 643 | Domenic | 1 in 25,946 (0%) | 60 |
| 654 | Duncan | 1 in 26,841 (0%) | 58 |
| 662 | Delmas | 1 in 27,799 (0%) | 56 |
| 671 | Damon | 1 in 28,829 (0%) | 54 |
| 696 | Dennie | 1 in 31,135 (0%) | 50 |
| 705 | Dee | 1 in 32,432 (0%) | 48 |
| 746 | Dewitt | 1 in 37,970 (0%) | 41 |
| 753 | Dillard | 1 in 38,919 (0%) | 40 |
| 768 | Dorsey | 1 in 40,967 (0%) | 38 |
| 793 | Douglass | 1 in 45,787 (0%) | 34 |
| 800 | Duwayne | 1 in 47,174 (0%) | 33 |
| 813 | Dock | 1 in 50,218 (0%) | 31 |
| 819 | Darold | 1 in 51,892 (0%) | 30 |
| 852 | Donovan | 1 in 55,599 (0%) | 28 |
| 881 | Denzil | 1 in 62,270 (0%) | 25 |
| 890 | Domenick | 1 in 64,865 (0%) | 24 |
| 891 | Donnell | 1 in 64,865 (0%) | 24 |
| 965 | Danial | 1 in 77,838 (0%) | 20 |
| 966 | Darnell | 1 in 77,838 (0%) | 20 |
| 967 | Durwood | 1 in 77,838 (0%) | 20 |
| 980 | Derrell | 1 in 81,935 (0%) | 19 |
| 1000 | Del | 1 in 86,487 (0%) | 18 |
| 1014 | Diego | 1 in 91,574 (0%) | 17 |
| 1015 | Dorris | 1 in 91,574 (0%) | 17 |
| 1040 | Dario | 1 in 97,297 (0%) | 16 |
| 1041 | Delfino | 1 in 97,297 (0%) | 16 |
| 1042 | Diane | 1 in 97,297 (0%) | 16 |
| 1066 | Dante | 1 in 103,784 (0%) | 15 |
| 1067 | Darl | 1 in 103,784 (0%) | 15 |
| 1068 | Delton | 1 in 103,784 (0%) | 15 |
| 1069 | Derek | 1 in 103,784 (0%) | 15 |
| 1070 | Dorian | 1 in 103,784 (0%) | 15 |
| 1071 | Dwaine | 1 in 103,784 (0%) | 15 |
| 1116 | Dorothy | 1 in 119,751 (0%) | 13 |
| 1142 | Duke | 1 in 129,730 (0%) | 12 |
| 1173 | Darvin | 1 in 141,523 (0%) | 11 |
| 1174 | Doris | 1 in 141,523 (0%) | 11 |
| 1175 | Drake | 1 in 141,523 (0%) | 11 |
| 1212 | Dolores | 1 in 155,676 (0%) | 10 |
| 1213 | Donal | 1 in 155,676 (0%) | 10 |
| 1214 | Donell | 1 in 155,676 (0%) | 10 |
| 1256 | Dell | 1 in 172,973 (0%) | 9 |
| 1257 | Desmond | 1 in 172,973 (0%) | 9 |
| 1258 | Dionicio | 1 in 172,973 (0%) | 9 |
| 1259 | Doran | 1 in 172,973 (0%) | 9 |
| 1297 | Davie | 1 in 194,595 (0%) | 8 |
| 1298 | Dino | 1 in 194,595 (0%) | 8 |
| 1299 | Doroteo | 1 in 194,595 (0%) | 8 |
| 1300 | Doyal | 1 in 194,595 (0%) | 8 |
| 1301 | Doyce | 1 in 194,595 (0%) | 8 |
| 1342 | Denton | 1 in 222,394 (0%) | 7 |
| 1343 | Dicky | 1 in 222,394 (0%) | 7 |
| 1419 | Damian | 1 in 259,460 (0%) | 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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