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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | David | 1 in 23 (4.35%) | 86,181 |
| 14 | Donald | 1 in 72 (1.4%) | 27,694 |
| 17 | Daniel | 1 in 75 (1.33%) | 26,433 |
| 23 | Dennis | 1 in 97 (1.03%) | 20,396 |
| 29 | Douglas | 1 in 130 (0.77%) | 15,300 |
| 45 | Danny | 1 in 228 (0.44%) | 8,688 |
| 52 | Dale | 1 in 277 (0.36%) | 7,156 |
| 91 | Darrell | 1 in 509 (0.2%) | 3,893 |
| 111 | Dean | 1 in 645 (0.16%) | 3,075 |
| 125 | Don | 1 in 751 (0.13%) | 2,641 |
| 135 | Duane | 1 in 853 (0.12%) | 2,325 |
| 136 | Dan | 1 in 868 (0.12%) | 2,283 |
| 142 | Dwight | 1 in 929 (0.11%) | 2,135 |
| 170 | Donnie | 1 in 1,213 (0.08%) | 1,634 |
| 177 | Dana | 1 in 1,276 (0.08%) | 1,554 |
| 178 | Daryl | 1 in 1,303 (0.08%) | 1,522 |
| 187 | Darryl | 1 in 1,423 (0.07%) | 1,393 |
| 219 | Dave | 1 in 1,916 (0.05%) | 1,035 |
| 276 | Derrick | 1 in 3,132 (0.03%) | 633 |
| 277 | Delbert | 1 in 3,177 (0.03%) | 624 |
| 293 | Darrel | 1 in 3,466 (0.03%) | 572 |
| 297 | Dwayne | 1 in 3,528 (0.03%) | 562 |
| 309 | Doyle | 1 in 3,813 (0.03%) | 520 |
| 334 | Denis | 1 in 4,406 (0.02%) | 450 |
| 336 | Derek | 1 in 4,445 (0.02%) | 446 |
| 351 | Dallas | 1 in 5,136 (0.02%) | 386 |
| 353 | Dexter | 1 in 5,150 (0.02%) | 385 |
| 363 | Dewey | 1 in 5,585 (0.02%) | 355 |
| 373 | Dirk | 1 in 6,008 (0.02%) | 330 |
| 374 | Dominic | 1 in 6,026 (0.02%) | 329 |
| 385 | Dominick | 1 in 6,375 (0.02%) | 311 |
| 388 | Darnell | 1 in 6,479 (0.02%) | 306 |
| 396 | Darwin | 1 in 6,790 (0.01%) | 292 |
| 412 | Dewayne | 1 in 7,262 (0.01%) | 273 |
| 435 | Donny | 1 in 8,125 (0.01%) | 244 |
| 446 | Dannie | 1 in 8,365 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 464 | Drew | 1 in 9,352 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 471 | Denny | 1 in 9,864 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 492 | Doug | 1 in 11,201 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 512 | Damon | 1 in 12,314 (0.01%) | 161 |
| 516 | Dane | 1 in 12,469 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 526 | Davy | 1 in 13,396 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 527 | Domingo | 1 in 13,396 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 540 | Donn | 1 in 14,263 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 541 | Donnell | 1 in 14,366 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 575 | Dick | 1 in 16,521 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 582 | Danial | 1 in 16,945 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 591 | Dudley | 1 in 17,545 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 602 | Dwain | 1 in 18,189 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 642 | Duncan | 1 in 22,276 (0%) | 89 |
| 657 | Denver | 1 in 24,178 (0%) | 82 |
| 661 | Davis | 1 in 24,782 (0%) | 80 |
| 681 | Dickie | 1 in 27,158 (0%) | 73 |
| 709 | Dino | 1 in 31,977 (0%) | 62 |
| 730 | Delmar | 1 in 34,182 (0%) | 58 |
| 741 | Domenic | 1 in 36,047 (0%) | 55 |
| 755 | Del | 1 in 38,126 (0%) | 52 |
| 769 | Dalton | 1 in 39,651 (0%) | 50 |
| 776 | Douglass | 1 in 40,461 (0%) | 49 |
| 778 | Damian | 1 in 41,303 (0%) | 48 |
| 779 | Derrell | 1 in 41,303 (0%) | 48 |
| 788 | Donovan | 1 in 43,099 (0%) | 46 |
| 799 | Dennie | 1 in 44,057 (0%) | 45 |
| 800 | Donell | 1 in 44,057 (0%) | 45 |
| 806 | Davey | 1 in 45,058 (0%) | 44 |
| 807 | Deborah | 1 in 45,058 (0%) | 44 |
| 821 | Demetrius | 1 in 47,204 (0%) | 42 |
| 825 | Dwaine | 1 in 48,355 (0%) | 41 |
| 837 | Delmer | 1 in 50,835 (0%) | 39 |
| 843 | Davie | 1 in 52,173 (0%) | 38 |
| 854 | Duke | 1 in 53,583 (0%) | 37 |
| 861 | Dante | 1 in 55,071 (0%) | 36 |
| 870 | Dee | 1 in 56,645 (0%) | 35 |
| 898 | Dann | 1 in 61,955 (0%) | 32 |
| 899 | Duwayne | 1 in 61,955 (0%) | 32 |
| 936 | Debra | 1 in 70,806 (0%) | 28 |
| 937 | Delton | 1 in 70,806 (0%) | 28 |
| 938 | Dewitt | 1 in 70,806 (0%) | 28 |
| 939 | Domenick | 1 in 70,806 (0%) | 28 |
| 940 | Dorian | 1 in 70,806 (0%) | 28 |
| 955 | Dario | 1 in 76,253 (0%) | 26 |
| 956 | Dusty | 1 in 76,253 (0%) | 26 |
| 995 | Darcy | 1 in 86,199 (0%) | 23 |
| 996 | Darius | 1 in 86,199 (0%) | 23 |
| 997 | Desmond | 1 in 86,199 (0%) | 23 |
| 1011 | Deryl | 1 in 90,117 (0%) | 22 |
| 1025 | Darold | 1 in 94,408 (0%) | 21 |
| 1026 | Drake | 1 in 94,408 (0%) | 21 |
| 1042 | Derwin | 1 in 99,128 (0%) | 20 |
| 1078 | Darell | 1 in 110,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1079 | Devon | 1 in 110,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1092 | Denzil | 1 in 116,622 (0%) | 17 |
| 1093 | Diego | 1 in 116,622 (0%) | 17 |
| 1094 | Donato | 1 in 116,622 (0%) | 17 |
| 1109 | Donna | 1 in 123,910 (0%) | 16 |
| 1110 | Dorsey | 1 in 123,910 (0%) | 16 |
| 1154 | Dell | 1 in 141,612 (0%) | 14 |
| 1209 | Darvin | 1 in 165,214 (0%) | 12 |
| 1210 | Daryll | 1 in 165,214 (0%) | 12 |
| 1211 | Doran | 1 in 165,214 (0%) | 12 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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