Top Boy Baby Names starting with d

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1972.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1972 Starting On D.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names from 1972 - 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 33 (3.03%)46,375
15Daniel1 in 69 (1.45%)22,109
36Donald1 in 165 (0.61%)9,264
43Douglas1 in 207 (0.48%)7,395
52Dennis1 in 273 (0.37%)5,608
67Derek1 in 369 (0.27%)4,146
87Danny1 in 464 (0.22%)3,293
91Derrick1 in 497 (0.2%)3,073
106Darren1 in 572 (0.17%)2,670
122Darrell1 in 665 (0.15%)2,297
131Dale1 in 743 (0.13%)2,057
137Damon1 in 803 (0.12%)1,902
155Dean1 in 915 (0.11%)1,671
156Duane1 in 915 (0.11%)1,671
162Dwayne1 in 972 (0.1%)1,572
165Dustin1 in 986 (0.1%)1,550
194Daryl1 in 1,297 (0.08%)1,178
203Darin1 in 1,371 (0.07%)1,115
215Dana1 in 1,512 (0.07%)1,011
222Don1 in 1,617 (0.06%)945
236Darryl1 in 1,745 (0.06%)876
245Donnie1 in 1,843 (0.05%)829
246Darrin1 in 1,848 (0.05%)827
261Dwight1 in 2,093 (0.05%)730
282Dan1 in 2,380 (0.04%)642
295Damian1 in 2,599 (0.04%)588
303Demetrius1 in 2,681 (0.04%)570
317Dominic1 in 2,830 (0.04%)540
330Dewayne1 in 3,069 (0.03%)498
345Dexter1 in 3,322 (0.03%)460
355Darnell1 in 3,458 (0.03%)442
364Devin1 in 3,613 (0.03%)423
382Demond1 in 3,980 (0.03%)384
388Dion1 in 4,108 (0.02%)372
392Donovan1 in 4,176 (0.02%)366
432Derick1 in 5,163 (0.02%)296
439Darrel1 in 5,288 (0.02%)289
444Dave1 in 5,619 (0.02%)272
446Darrick1 in 5,681 (0.02%)269
448Dallas1 in 5,745 (0.02%)266
451Drew1 in 5,878 (0.02%)260
456Darius1 in 5,993 (0.02%)255
461Dylan1 in 6,064 (0.02%)252
474Damien1 in 6,645 (0.02%)230
482Dante1 in 7,108 (0.01%)215
483Donnell1 in 7,141 (0.01%)214
489Dominick1 in 7,209 (0.01%)212
495Doug1 in 7,491 (0.01%)204
497Deon1 in 7,603 (0.01%)201
499Desmond1 in 7,641 (0.01%)200
516Damion1 in 8,351 (0.01%)183
517Donny1 in 8,351 (0.01%)183
547Denny1 in 9,376 (0.01%)163
551Delbert1 in 9,551 (0.01%)160
555Dorian1 in 9,734 (0.01%)157
564Daren1 in 10,054 (0.01%)152
577Devon1 in 10,467 (0.01%)146
587Dane1 in 10,995 (0.01%)139
592Dewey1 in 11,491 (0.01%)133
596Dino1 in 11,756 (0.01%)130
616Denis1 in 12,951 (0.01%)118
643Dirk1 in 14,283 (0.01%)107
658Doyle1 in 15,131 (0.01%)101
660Darian1 in 15,282 (0.01%)100
674Domingo1 in 15,755 (0.01%)97
706Darron1 in 17,979 (0.01%)85
713Diego1 in 18,867 (0.01%)81
717Deron1 in 19,345 (0.01%)79
725Danial1 in 20,108 (0%)76
734Darwin1 in 20,935 (0%)73
735Dusty1 in 20,935 (0%)73
740Deandre1 in 21,226 (0%)72
744Daron1 in 21,524 (0%)71
749Deshawn1 in 22,474 (0%)68
751Dedrick1 in 22,810 (0%)67
768Davis1 in 23,879 (0%)64
796Demetrios1 in 26,811 (0%)57
815Douglass1 in 28,301 (0%)54
820Denver1 in 28,835 (0%)53
821Donell1 in 28,835 (0%)53
828Donte1 in 29,389 (0%)52
857Dax1 in 32,516 (0%)47
863Damond1 in 33,223 (0%)46
864Dwain1 in 33,223 (0%)46
873Deric1 in 34,733 (0%)44
874Diallo1 in 34,733 (0%)44
889Dario1 in 36,387 (0%)42
905Dalton1 in 39,186 (0%)39
906Dameon1 in 39,186 (0%)39
909Donta1 in 40,217 (0%)38
943Dedric1 in 43,664 (0%)35
953Derik1 in 44,948 (0%)34
981Darby1 in 47,757 (0%)32
1003Daryle1 in 52,698 (0%)29
1004Domenico1 in 52,698 (0%)29
1017Domenick1 in 54,580 (0%)28
1029Dannie1 in 56,601 (0%)27
1030Donavan1 in 56,601 (0%)27
1031Donn1 in 56,601 (0%)27
1046Dereck1 in 58,778 (0%)26

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


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