The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1966 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1966 - 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 26 (3.89%) | 66,437 |
| 19 | Daniel | 1 in 73 (1.36%) | 23,274 |
| 27 | Donald | 1 in 116 (0.86%) | 14,724 |
| 33 | Douglas | 1 in 150 (0.67%) | 11,407 |
| 44 | Dennis | 1 in 219 (0.46%) | 7,787 |
| 62 | Darren | 1 in 362 (0.28%) | 4,720 |
| 63 | Danny | 1 in 362 (0.28%) | 4,716 |
| 84 | Dean | 1 in 423 (0.24%) | 4,038 |
| 85 | Dale | 1 in 429 (0.23%) | 3,981 |
| 88 | Darryl | 1 in 448 (0.22%) | 3,809 |
| 95 | Darrell | 1 in 490 (0.2%) | 3,485 |
| 119 | Darrin | 1 in 668 (0.15%) | 2,556 |
| 128 | Derrick | 1 in 707 (0.14%) | 2,415 |
| 133 | Darin | 1 in 760 (0.13%) | 2,245 |
| 134 | Dwayne | 1 in 761 (0.13%) | 2,242 |
| 140 | Duane | 1 in 808 (0.12%) | 2,111 |
| 141 | Derek | 1 in 815 (0.12%) | 2,093 |
| 165 | Don | 1 in 1,040 (0.1%) | 1,641 |
| 174 | Dan | 1 in 1,121 (0.09%) | 1,523 |
| 186 | Daryl | 1 in 1,316 (0.08%) | 1,297 |
| 215 | Dwight | 1 in 1,662 (0.06%) | 1,027 |
| 218 | Dana | 1 in 1,703 (0.06%) | 1,002 |
| 239 | Donnie | 1 in 2,027 (0.05%) | 842 |
| 243 | Damon | 1 in 2,069 (0.05%) | 825 |
| 245 | Dave | 1 in 2,079 (0.05%) | 821 |
| 282 | Doug | 1 in 2,654 (0.04%) | 643 |
| 303 | Dewayne | 1 in 3,026 (0.03%) | 564 |
| 306 | Daren | 1 in 3,059 (0.03%) | 558 |
| 335 | Darrel | 1 in 3,601 (0.03%) | 474 |
| 351 | Dominic | 1 in 4,113 (0.02%) | 415 |
| 360 | Dexter | 1 in 4,267 (0.02%) | 400 |
| 371 | Drew | 1 in 4,468 (0.02%) | 382 |
| 393 | Doyle | 1 in 5,188 (0.02%) | 329 |
| 395 | Darnell | 1 in 5,268 (0.02%) | 324 |
| 407 | Delbert | 1 in 5,670 (0.02%) | 301 |
| 412 | Darwin | 1 in 5,747 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 414 | Devin | 1 in 5,766 (0.02%) | 296 |
| 427 | Dominick | 1 in 6,010 (0.02%) | 284 |
| 428 | Dion | 1 in 6,117 (0.02%) | 279 |
| 438 | Darron | 1 in 6,441 (0.02%) | 265 |
| 448 | Dallas | 1 in 6,854 (0.01%) | 249 |
| 457 | Dirk | 1 in 7,232 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 462 | Denis | 1 in 7,486 (0.01%) | 228 |
| 465 | Demetrius | 1 in 7,519 (0.01%) | 227 |
| 470 | Dino | 1 in 7,865 (0.01%) | 217 |
| 476 | Deron | 1 in 8,166 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 501 | Dewey | 1 in 8,936 (0.01%) | 191 |
| 504 | Donnell | 1 in 9,176 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 512 | Daron | 1 in 9,429 (0.01%) | 181 |
| 526 | Denny | 1 in 10,282 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 528 | Derick | 1 in 10,344 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 568 | Donny | 1 in 12,930 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 570 | Damian | 1 in 13,334 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 576 | Donovan | 1 in 14,105 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 578 | Dane | 1 in 14,342 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 584 | Danial | 1 in 14,841 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 614 | Dante | 1 in 16,411 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 629 | Domingo | 1 in 17,595 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 632 | Deon | 1 in 17,778 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 655 | Derwin | 1 in 20,563 (0%) | 83 |
| 669 | Dannie | 1 in 21,881 (0%) | 78 |
| 670 | Darius | 1 in 21,881 (0%) | 78 |
| 672 | Darrick | 1 in 22,165 (0%) | 77 |
| 699 | Desmond | 1 in 24,382 (0%) | 70 |
| 703 | Dwain | 1 in 24,735 (0%) | 69 |
| 718 | Davis | 1 in 27,091 (0%) | 63 |
| 735 | Diego | 1 in 29,943 (0%) | 57 |
| 738 | Devon | 1 in 30,477 (0%) | 56 |
| 744 | Duncan | 1 in 31,032 (0%) | 55 |
| 749 | Dorian | 1 in 31,606 (0%) | 54 |
| 765 | Donell | 1 in 34,831 (0%) | 49 |
| 773 | Domenic | 1 in 35,557 (0%) | 48 |
| 782 | Darien | 1 in 37,103 (0%) | 46 |
| 830 | Denver | 1 in 43,762 (0%) | 39 |
| 851 | Domenick | 1 in 47,409 (0%) | 36 |
| 861 | Derrell | 1 in 48,764 (0%) | 35 |
| 874 | Dalton | 1 in 51,719 (0%) | 33 |
| 875 | Duke | 1 in 51,719 (0%) | 33 |
| 901 | Darry | 1 in 56,891 (0%) | 30 |
| 902 | Duwayne | 1 in 56,891 (0%) | 30 |
| 907 | Daryle | 1 in 58,853 (0%) | 29 |
| 908 | Donn | 1 in 58,853 (0%) | 29 |
| 926 | Dwane | 1 in 63,212 (0%) | 27 |
| 966 | Denise | 1 in 74,206 (0%) | 23 |
| 982 | Del | 1 in 77,579 (0%) | 22 |
| 983 | Douglass | 1 in 77,579 (0%) | 22 |
| 996 | Damien | 1 in 81,273 (0%) | 21 |
| 997 | Dario | 1 in 81,273 (0%) | 21 |
| 998 | Delmar | 1 in 81,273 (0%) | 21 |
| 1016 | Delano | 1 in 85,337 (0%) | 20 |
| 1017 | Domenico | 1 in 85,337 (0%) | 20 |
| 1018 | Dylan | 1 in 85,337 (0%) | 20 |
| 1034 | Dusty | 1 in 89,828 (0%) | 19 |
| 1076 | Dick | 1 in 100,396 (0%) | 17 |
| 1090 | Darryll | 1 in 106,671 (0%) | 16 |
| 1091 | Dee | 1 in 106,671 (0%) | 16 |
| 1092 | Dell | 1 in 106,671 (0%) | 16 |
| 1093 | Demetrios | 1 in 106,671 (0%) | 16 |
| 1094 | Dudley | 1 in 106,671 (0%) | 16 |
| 1095 | Dwaine | 1 in 106,671 (0%) | 16 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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