The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1949 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1949 - 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 29 (3.5%) | 59,553 |
| 13 | Donald | 1 in 63 (1.59%) | 27,083 |
| 16 | Dennis | 1 in 78 (1.28%) | 21,716 |
| 22 | Daniel | 1 in 93 (1.07%) | 18,219 |
| 29 | Douglas | 1 in 151 (0.66%) | 11,305 |
| 40 | Danny | 1 in 213 (0.47%) | 8,007 |
| 54 | Dale | 1 in 273 (0.37%) | 6,227 |
| 98 | Don | 1 in 559 (0.18%) | 3,045 |
| 116 | Darrell | 1 in 681 (0.15%) | 2,498 |
| 125 | Dan | 1 in 751 (0.13%) | 2,265 |
| 129 | Dean | 1 in 815 (0.12%) | 2,087 |
| 139 | Duane | 1 in 866 (0.12%) | 1,964 |
| 151 | Dwight | 1 in 999 (0.1%) | 1,703 |
| 157 | Donnie | 1 in 1,071 (0.09%) | 1,589 |
| 183 | Dave | 1 in 1,505 (0.07%) | 1,131 |
| 192 | Dana | 1 in 1,613 (0.06%) | 1,055 |
| 206 | Daryl | 1 in 1,812 (0.06%) | 939 |
| 215 | Darryl | 1 in 2,050 (0.05%) | 830 |
| 267 | Delbert | 1 in 2,965 (0.03%) | 574 |
| 269 | Doyle | 1 in 2,991 (0.03%) | 569 |
| 274 | Darrel | 1 in 3,023 (0.03%) | 563 |
| 315 | Dewey | 1 in 3,995 (0.03%) | 426 |
| 343 | Denis | 1 in 4,991 (0.02%) | 341 |
| 352 | Dallas | 1 in 5,188 (0.02%) | 328 |
| 362 | Dwayne | 1 in 5,543 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 373 | Donn | 1 in 5,888 (0.02%) | 289 |
| 376 | Dick | 1 in 5,971 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 378 | Dominic | 1 in 6,121 (0.02%) | 278 |
| 393 | Darwin | 1 in 6,834 (0.01%) | 249 |
| 406 | Dannie | 1 in 7,150 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 408 | Denny | 1 in 7,304 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 413 | Dominick | 1 in 7,464 (0.01%) | 228 |
| 420 | Doug | 1 in 7,915 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 427 | Donny | 1 in 8,182 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 458 | Drew | 1 in 10,130 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 472 | Domingo | 1 in 10,839 (0.01%) | 157 |
| 475 | Dewayne | 1 in 10,979 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 514 | Dickie | 1 in 13,614 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 517 | Dudley | 1 in 13,724 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 555 | Denver | 1 in 16,054 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 558 | Damon | 1 in 16,207 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 559 | Davis | 1 in 16,207 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 565 | Dane | 1 in 16,684 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 574 | Delmar | 1 in 18,104 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 577 | Duncan | 1 in 18,299 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 582 | Dwain | 1 in 18,909 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 590 | Danial | 1 in 19,338 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 607 | Dexter | 1 in 20,503 (0%) | 83 |
| 613 | Dalton | 1 in 21,272 (0%) | 80 |
| 614 | Douglass | 1 in 21,272 (0%) | 80 |
| 647 | Derek | 1 in 24,311 (0%) | 70 |
| 662 | Darnell | 1 in 26,181 (0%) | 65 |
| 669 | Dee | 1 in 27,012 (0%) | 63 |
| 681 | Domenic | 1 in 27,898 (0%) | 61 |
| 695 | Dewitt | 1 in 29,856 (0%) | 57 |
| 756 | Domenick | 1 in 36,995 (0%) | 46 |
| 775 | Donnell | 1 in 38,676 (0%) | 44 |
| 781 | Denzil | 1 in 39,576 (0%) | 43 |
| 782 | Derrick | 1 in 39,576 (0%) | 43 |
| 792 | Dennie | 1 in 41,506 (0%) | 41 |
| 813 | Dirk | 1 in 45,994 (0%) | 37 |
| 814 | Donovan | 1 in 45,994 (0%) | 37 |
| 835 | Duwayne | 1 in 48,622 (0%) | 35 |
| 851 | Delmas | 1 in 53,180 (0%) | 32 |
| 852 | Dwaine | 1 in 53,180 (0%) | 32 |
| 860 | Delmer | 1 in 54,896 (0%) | 31 |
| 876 | Darold | 1 in 58,682 (0%) | 29 |
| 885 | Derrell | 1 in 60,777 (0%) | 28 |
| 920 | Dorian | 1 in 68,071 (0%) | 25 |
| 945 | Dante | 1 in 73,990 (0%) | 23 |
| 946 | Del | 1 in 73,990 (0%) | 23 |
| 1000 | Delton | 1 in 89,567 (0%) | 19 |
| 1032 | Damian | 1 in 100,104 (0%) | 17 |
| 1033 | Dell | 1 in 100,104 (0%) | 17 |
| 1034 | Donato | 1 in 100,104 (0%) | 17 |
| 1056 | Davey | 1 in 106,360 (0%) | 16 |
| 1057 | Dempsey | 1 in 106,360 (0%) | 16 |
| 1058 | Dino | 1 in 106,360 (0%) | 16 |
| 1100 | Dario | 1 in 121,555 (0%) | 14 |
| 1101 | Diego | 1 in 121,555 (0%) | 14 |
| 1128 | Dorsey | 1 in 130,905 (0%) | 13 |
| 1129 | Doyce | 1 in 130,905 (0%) | 13 |
| 1160 | Darl | 1 in 141,814 (0%) | 12 |
| 1161 | Delfino | 1 in 141,814 (0%) | 12 |
| 1162 | Devon | 1 in 141,814 (0%) | 12 |
| 1198 | Deane | 1 in 154,706 (0%) | 11 |
| 1199 | Dolores | 1 in 154,706 (0%) | 11 |
| 1237 | Dionicio | 1 in 170,177 (0%) | 10 |
| 1238 | Donell | 1 in 170,177 (0%) | 10 |
| 1239 | Donna | 1 in 170,177 (0%) | 10 |
| 1240 | Doroteo | 1 in 170,177 (0%) | 10 |
| 1241 | Dorothy | 1 in 170,177 (0%) | 10 |
| 1272 | Dicky | 1 in 189,085 (0%) | 9 |
| 1273 | Dillard | 1 in 189,085 (0%) | 9 |
| 1274 | Duke | 1 in 189,085 (0%) | 9 |
| 1303 | Dimas | 1 in 212,721 (0%) | 8 |
| 1304 | Dock | 1 in 212,721 (0%) | 8 |
| 1305 | Donal | 1 in 212,721 (0%) | 8 |
| 1306 | Dorris | 1 in 212,721 (0%) | 8 |
| 1307 | Durward | 1 in 212,721 (0%) | 8 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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