Top Boy Baby Names starting with d

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1955.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1955 Starting On D.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names from 1955 - 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
2David1 in 23 (4.35%)86,181
14Donald1 in 72 (1.4%)27,694
17Daniel1 in 75 (1.33%)26,433
23Dennis1 in 97 (1.03%)20,396
29Douglas1 in 130 (0.77%)15,300
45Danny1 in 228 (0.44%)8,688
52Dale1 in 277 (0.36%)7,156
91Darrell1 in 509 (0.2%)3,893
111Dean1 in 645 (0.16%)3,075
125Don1 in 751 (0.13%)2,641
135Duane1 in 853 (0.12%)2,325
136Dan1 in 868 (0.12%)2,283
142Dwight1 in 929 (0.11%)2,135
170Donnie1 in 1,213 (0.08%)1,634
177Dana1 in 1,276 (0.08%)1,554
178Daryl1 in 1,303 (0.08%)1,522
187Darryl1 in 1,423 (0.07%)1,393
219Dave1 in 1,916 (0.05%)1,035
276Derrick1 in 3,132 (0.03%)633
277Delbert1 in 3,177 (0.03%)624
293Darrel1 in 3,466 (0.03%)572
297Dwayne1 in 3,528 (0.03%)562
309Doyle1 in 3,813 (0.03%)520
334Denis1 in 4,406 (0.02%)450
336Derek1 in 4,445 (0.02%)446
351Dallas1 in 5,136 (0.02%)386
353Dexter1 in 5,150 (0.02%)385
363Dewey1 in 5,585 (0.02%)355
373Dirk1 in 6,008 (0.02%)330
374Dominic1 in 6,026 (0.02%)329
385Dominick1 in 6,375 (0.02%)311
388Darnell1 in 6,479 (0.02%)306
396Darwin1 in 6,790 (0.01%)292
412Dewayne1 in 7,262 (0.01%)273
435Donny1 in 8,125 (0.01%)244
446Dannie1 in 8,365 (0.01%)237
464Drew1 in 9,352 (0.01%)212
471Denny1 in 9,864 (0.01%)201
492Doug1 in 11,201 (0.01%)177
512Damon1 in 12,314 (0.01%)161
516Dane1 in 12,469 (0.01%)159
526Davy1 in 13,396 (0.01%)148
527Domingo1 in 13,396 (0.01%)148
540Donn1 in 14,263 (0.01%)139
541Donnell1 in 14,366 (0.01%)138
575Dick1 in 16,521 (0.01%)120
582Danial1 in 16,945 (0.01%)117
591Dudley1 in 17,545 (0.01%)113
602Dwain1 in 18,189 (0.01%)109
642Duncan1 in 22,276 (0%)89
657Denver1 in 24,178 (0%)82
661Davis1 in 24,782 (0%)80
681Dickie1 in 27,158 (0%)73
709Dino1 in 31,977 (0%)62
730Delmar1 in 34,182 (0%)58
741Domenic1 in 36,047 (0%)55
755Del1 in 38,126 (0%)52
769Dalton1 in 39,651 (0%)50
776Douglass1 in 40,461 (0%)49
778Damian1 in 41,303 (0%)48
779Derrell1 in 41,303 (0%)48
788Donovan1 in 43,099 (0%)46
799Dennie1 in 44,057 (0%)45
800Donell1 in 44,057 (0%)45
806Davey1 in 45,058 (0%)44
807Deborah1 in 45,058 (0%)44
821Demetrius1 in 47,204 (0%)42
825Dwaine1 in 48,355 (0%)41
837Delmer1 in 50,835 (0%)39
843Davie1 in 52,173 (0%)38
854Duke1 in 53,583 (0%)37
861Dante1 in 55,071 (0%)36
870Dee1 in 56,645 (0%)35
898Dann1 in 61,955 (0%)32
899Duwayne1 in 61,955 (0%)32
936Debra1 in 70,806 (0%)28
937Delton1 in 70,806 (0%)28
938Dewitt1 in 70,806 (0%)28
939Domenick1 in 70,806 (0%)28
940Dorian1 in 70,806 (0%)28
955Dario1 in 76,253 (0%)26
956Dusty1 in 76,253 (0%)26
995Darcy1 in 86,199 (0%)23
996Darius1 in 86,199 (0%)23
997Desmond1 in 86,199 (0%)23
1011Deryl1 in 90,117 (0%)22
1025Darold1 in 94,408 (0%)21
1026Drake1 in 94,408 (0%)21
1042Derwin1 in 99,128 (0%)20
1078Darell1 in 110,143 (0%)18
1079Devon1 in 110,143 (0%)18
1092Denzil1 in 116,622 (0%)17
1093Diego1 in 116,622 (0%)17
1094Donato1 in 116,622 (0%)17
1109Donna1 in 123,910 (0%)16
1110Dorsey1 in 123,910 (0%)16
1154Dell1 in 141,612 (0%)14
1209Darvin1 in 165,214 (0%)12
1210Daryll1 in 165,214 (0%)12
1211Doran1 in 165,214 (0%)12

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


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