Top Boy Baby Names starting with d

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1956.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1956 Starting On D.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names from 1956 - 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
4David1 in 25 (4.01%)81,593
14Donald1 in 72 (1.38%)28,192
18Daniel1 in 76 (1.31%)26,637
26Dennis1 in 111 (0.9%)18,351
29Douglas1 in 125 (0.8%)16,359
46Danny1 in 238 (0.42%)8,553
50Dale1 in 264 (0.38%)7,705
88Darrell1 in 458 (0.22%)4,443
99Dean1 in 548 (0.18%)3,719
123Don1 in 706 (0.14%)2,885
127Duane1 in 788 (0.13%)2,584
135Dan1 in 843 (0.12%)2,416
139Dwight1 in 868 (0.12%)2,347
165Daryl1 in 1,127 (0.09%)1,808
175Donnie1 in 1,205 (0.08%)1,691
178Dana1 in 1,255 (0.08%)1,623
188Darryl1 in 1,399 (0.07%)1,456
199Dave1 in 1,524 (0.07%)1,337
252Dwayne1 in 2,622 (0.04%)777
254Derrick1 in 2,635 (0.04%)773
292Darrel1 in 3,407 (0.03%)598
300Delbert1 in 3,506 (0.03%)581
301Derek1 in 3,512 (0.03%)580
321Doyle1 in 4,066 (0.02%)501
339Denis1 in 4,598 (0.02%)443
340Drew1 in 4,609 (0.02%)442
363Dexter1 in 5,389 (0.02%)378
365Doug1 in 5,521 (0.02%)369
370Dallas1 in 5,643 (0.02%)361
375Dominic1 in 5,804 (0.02%)351
383Dewey1 in 6,009 (0.02%)339
390Darwin1 in 6,154 (0.02%)331
393Dewayne1 in 6,230 (0.02%)327
398Dirk1 in 6,406 (0.02%)318
410Dominick1 in 6,679 (0.01%)305
414Darnell1 in 6,859 (0.01%)297
445Dane1 in 8,315 (0.01%)245
472Dannie1 in 9,564 (0.01%)213
474Denny1 in 9,609 (0.01%)212
488Donny1 in 10,288 (0.01%)198
495Donnell1 in 10,555 (0.01%)193
515Damon1 in 11,913 (0.01%)171
536Dick1 in 13,314 (0.01%)153
547Domingo1 in 13,953 (0.01%)146
551Danial1 in 14,346 (0.01%)142
554Dino1 in 14,551 (0.01%)140
574Dwain1 in 15,670 (0.01%)130
579Dudley1 in 16,167 (0.01%)126
599Duncan1 in 17,869 (0.01%)114
627Donn1 in 19,972 (0.01%)102
657Davis1 in 22,889 (0%)89
661Denver1 in 23,687 (0%)86
692Delmar1 in 26,804 (0%)76
724Dickie1 in 32,857 (0%)62
725Donell1 in 32,857 (0%)62
746Douglass1 in 36,377 (0%)56
752Domenic1 in 37,724 (0%)54
765Del1 in 38,436 (0%)53
769Donovan1 in 39,175 (0%)52
777Dwaine1 in 40,742 (0%)50
782Dalton1 in 41,574 (0%)49
783Damian1 in 41,574 (0%)49
802Deborah1 in 44,285 (0%)46
803Duke1 in 44,285 (0%)46
811Demetrius1 in 45,269 (0%)45
813Derwin1 in 46,298 (0%)44
839Dewitt1 in 50,928 (0%)40
840Duwayne1 in 50,928 (0%)40
853Davy1 in 53,608 (0%)38
860Dante1 in 55,057 (0%)37
861Dee1 in 55,057 (0%)37
876Dennie1 in 58,203 (0%)35
886Dell1 in 59,915 (0%)34
887Dusty1 in 59,915 (0%)34
917Darold1 in 65,713 (0%)31
929Denzil1 in 67,903 (0%)30
930Dorian1 in 67,903 (0%)30
945Dann1 in 72,754 (0%)28
946Delton1 in 72,754 (0%)28
955Debra1 in 75,448 (0%)27
978Desmond1 in 81,484 (0%)25
994Domenick1 in 84,879 (0%)24
1008Delmer1 in 88,570 (0%)23
1023Darcy1 in 92,596 (0%)22
1040Dario1 in 97,005 (0%)21
1041Davey1 in 97,005 (0%)21
1042Dionicio1 in 97,005 (0%)21
1059Derrell1 in 107,216 (0%)19
1060Desi1 in 107,216 (0%)19
1061Devon1 in 107,216 (0%)19
1101Donal1 in 119,830 (0%)17
1119Darren1 in 127,319 (0%)16
1120Durwood1 in 127,319 (0%)16
1141Dagoberto1 in 135,807 (0%)15
1142Darrick1 in 135,807 (0%)15
1143Dwane1 in 135,807 (0%)15
1165Delfino1 in 145,507 (0%)14
1166Devin1 in 145,507 (0%)14
1188Darel1 in 156,700 (0%)13
1189Deryl1 in 156,700 (0%)13

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


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