The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1968 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1968 - 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 (3.84%) | 63,744 |
| 18 | Daniel | 1 in 75 (1.33%) | 22,023 |
| 29 | Donald | 1 in 124 (0.81%) | 13,376 |
| 33 | Douglas | 1 in 145 (0.69%) | 11,422 |
| 45 | Dennis | 1 in 224 (0.45%) | 7,401 |
| 60 | Darren | 1 in 357 (0.28%) | 4,645 |
| 73 | Danny | 1 in 417 (0.24%) | 3,975 |
| 76 | Dean | 1 in 436 (0.23%) | 3,806 |
| 86 | Darrell | 1 in 481 (0.21%) | 3,448 |
| 91 | Dale | 1 in 509 (0.2%) | 3,257 |
| 116 | Derrick | 1 in 648 (0.15%) | 2,560 |
| 122 | Derek | 1 in 675 (0.15%) | 2,456 |
| 137 | Dwayne | 1 in 801 (0.12%) | 2,071 |
| 138 | Darrin | 1 in 804 (0.12%) | 2,064 |
| 141 | Darryl | 1 in 813 (0.12%) | 2,040 |
| 145 | Duane | 1 in 848 (0.12%) | 1,955 |
| 147 | Darin | 1 in 854 (0.12%) | 1,943 |
| 176 | Daryl | 1 in 1,115 (0.09%) | 1,487 |
| 183 | Don | 1 in 1,198 (0.08%) | 1,384 |
| 188 | Damon | 1 in 1,286 (0.08%) | 1,290 |
| 191 | Dan | 1 in 1,325 (0.08%) | 1,252 |
| 221 | Dana | 1 in 1,665 (0.06%) | 996 |
| 232 | Dwight | 1 in 1,813 (0.06%) | 915 |
| 242 | Donnie | 1 in 1,965 (0.05%) | 844 |
| 262 | Dexter | 1 in 2,278 (0.04%) | 728 |
| 290 | Dave | 1 in 2,697 (0.04%) | 615 |
| 311 | Doug | 1 in 3,005 (0.03%) | 552 |
| 327 | Dominic | 1 in 3,284 (0.03%) | 505 |
| 331 | Dewayne | 1 in 3,357 (0.03%) | 494 |
| 342 | Daren | 1 in 3,529 (0.03%) | 470 |
| 352 | Darrel | 1 in 3,669 (0.03%) | 452 |
| 358 | Dion | 1 in 3,848 (0.03%) | 431 |
| 371 | Dustin | 1 in 4,157 (0.02%) | 399 |
| 379 | Demetrius | 1 in 4,342 (0.02%) | 382 |
| 391 | Devin | 1 in 4,633 (0.02%) | 358 |
| 392 | Drew | 1 in 4,633 (0.02%) | 358 |
| 395 | Darnell | 1 in 4,752 (0.02%) | 349 |
| 423 | Dirk | 1 in 5,902 (0.02%) | 281 |
| 450 | Darwin | 1 in 6,742 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 452 | Dallas | 1 in 6,797 (0.01%) | 244 |
| 453 | Dominick | 1 in 6,825 (0.01%) | 243 |
| 454 | Delbert | 1 in 6,882 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 455 | Doyle | 1 in 6,969 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 458 | Donovan | 1 in 7,028 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 465 | Damian | 1 in 7,243 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 471 | Donnell | 1 in 7,471 (0.01%) | 222 |
| 474 | Dane | 1 in 7,714 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 475 | Dino | 1 in 7,787 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 489 | Darron | 1 in 8,776 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 497 | Dewey | 1 in 9,014 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 506 | Denis | 1 in 9,370 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 516 | Derick | 1 in 10,175 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 537 | Daron | 1 in 11,131 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 538 | Deron | 1 in 11,283 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 542 | Deon | 1 in 11,598 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 547 | Denny | 1 in 11,847 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 555 | Donny | 1 in 12,195 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 568 | Darius | 1 in 12,661 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 580 | Devon | 1 in 13,269 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 594 | Domingo | 1 in 13,821 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 611 | Dante | 1 in 15,216 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 625 | Darrick | 1 in 16,103 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 632 | Danial | 1 in 17,099 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 661 | Desmond | 1 in 20,476 (0%) | 81 |
| 666 | Derwin | 1 in 20,732 (0%) | 80 |
| 714 | Denver | 1 in 25,130 (0%) | 66 |
| 729 | Dylan | 1 in 27,190 (0%) | 61 |
| 731 | Dwain | 1 in 27,643 (0%) | 60 |
| 741 | Douglass | 1 in 28,596 (0%) | 58 |
| 744 | Dorian | 1 in 29,098 (0%) | 57 |
| 766 | Dalton | 1 in 32,521 (0%) | 51 |
| 767 | Donn | 1 in 32,521 (0%) | 51 |
| 785 | Dannie | 1 in 34,554 (0%) | 48 |
| 793 | Davis | 1 in 35,289 (0%) | 47 |
| 798 | Damien | 1 in 36,857 (0%) | 45 |
| 799 | Domenic | 1 in 36,857 (0%) | 45 |
| 815 | Damion | 1 in 39,490 (0%) | 42 |
| 822 | Daryle | 1 in 40,453 (0%) | 41 |
| 823 | Duncan | 1 in 40,453 (0%) | 41 |
| 847 | Domenick | 1 in 44,826 (0%) | 37 |
| 877 | Diego | 1 in 50,260 (0%) | 33 |
| 885 | Dereck | 1 in 51,830 (0%) | 32 |
| 886 | Donell | 1 in 51,830 (0%) | 32 |
| 923 | Derrell | 1 in 59,235 (0%) | 28 |
| 931 | Del | 1 in 61,429 (0%) | 27 |
| 932 | Dudley | 1 in 61,429 (0%) | 27 |
| 933 | Dusty | 1 in 61,429 (0%) | 27 |
| 940 | Deric | 1 in 63,791 (0%) | 26 |
| 948 | Darell | 1 in 66,343 (0%) | 25 |
| 949 | Daryn | 1 in 66,343 (0%) | 25 |
| 960 | Deandre | 1 in 69,107 (0%) | 24 |
| 961 | Demetrios | 1 in 69,107 (0%) | 24 |
| 973 | Darien | 1 in 72,112 (0%) | 23 |
| 974 | Duwayne | 1 in 72,112 (0%) | 23 |
| 986 | Duke | 1 in 75,390 (0%) | 22 |
| 1024 | Dwaine | 1 in 82,929 (0%) | 20 |
| 1051 | Darcy | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1052 | Delmar | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1053 | Domenico | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1073 | Darby | 1 in 97,563 (0%) | 17 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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