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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | David | 1 in 33 (3.03%) | 46,375 |
| 15 | Daniel | 1 in 69 (1.45%) | 22,109 |
| 36 | Donald | 1 in 165 (0.61%) | 9,264 |
| 43 | Douglas | 1 in 207 (0.48%) | 7,395 |
| 52 | Dennis | 1 in 273 (0.37%) | 5,608 |
| 67 | Derek | 1 in 369 (0.27%) | 4,146 |
| 87 | Danny | 1 in 464 (0.22%) | 3,293 |
| 91 | Derrick | 1 in 497 (0.2%) | 3,073 |
| 106 | Darren | 1 in 572 (0.17%) | 2,670 |
| 122 | Darrell | 1 in 665 (0.15%) | 2,297 |
| 131 | Dale | 1 in 743 (0.13%) | 2,057 |
| 137 | Damon | 1 in 803 (0.12%) | 1,902 |
| 155 | Dean | 1 in 915 (0.11%) | 1,671 |
| 156 | Duane | 1 in 915 (0.11%) | 1,671 |
| 162 | Dwayne | 1 in 972 (0.1%) | 1,572 |
| 165 | Dustin | 1 in 986 (0.1%) | 1,550 |
| 194 | Daryl | 1 in 1,297 (0.08%) | 1,178 |
| 203 | Darin | 1 in 1,371 (0.07%) | 1,115 |
| 215 | Dana | 1 in 1,512 (0.07%) | 1,011 |
| 222 | Don | 1 in 1,617 (0.06%) | 945 |
| 236 | Darryl | 1 in 1,745 (0.06%) | 876 |
| 245 | Donnie | 1 in 1,843 (0.05%) | 829 |
| 246 | Darrin | 1 in 1,848 (0.05%) | 827 |
| 261 | Dwight | 1 in 2,093 (0.05%) | 730 |
| 282 | Dan | 1 in 2,380 (0.04%) | 642 |
| 295 | Damian | 1 in 2,599 (0.04%) | 588 |
| 303 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,681 (0.04%) | 570 |
| 317 | Dominic | 1 in 2,830 (0.04%) | 540 |
| 330 | Dewayne | 1 in 3,069 (0.03%) | 498 |
| 345 | Dexter | 1 in 3,322 (0.03%) | 460 |
| 355 | Darnell | 1 in 3,458 (0.03%) | 442 |
| 364 | Devin | 1 in 3,613 (0.03%) | 423 |
| 382 | Demond | 1 in 3,980 (0.03%) | 384 |
| 388 | Dion | 1 in 4,108 (0.02%) | 372 |
| 392 | Donovan | 1 in 4,176 (0.02%) | 366 |
| 432 | Derick | 1 in 5,163 (0.02%) | 296 |
| 439 | Darrel | 1 in 5,288 (0.02%) | 289 |
| 444 | Dave | 1 in 5,619 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 446 | Darrick | 1 in 5,681 (0.02%) | 269 |
| 448 | Dallas | 1 in 5,745 (0.02%) | 266 |
| 451 | Drew | 1 in 5,878 (0.02%) | 260 |
| 456 | Darius | 1 in 5,993 (0.02%) | 255 |
| 461 | Dylan | 1 in 6,064 (0.02%) | 252 |
| 474 | Damien | 1 in 6,645 (0.02%) | 230 |
| 482 | Dante | 1 in 7,108 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 483 | Donnell | 1 in 7,141 (0.01%) | 214 |
| 489 | Dominick | 1 in 7,209 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 495 | Doug | 1 in 7,491 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 497 | Deon | 1 in 7,603 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 499 | Desmond | 1 in 7,641 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 516 | Damion | 1 in 8,351 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 517 | Donny | 1 in 8,351 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 547 | Denny | 1 in 9,376 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 551 | Delbert | 1 in 9,551 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 555 | Dorian | 1 in 9,734 (0.01%) | 157 |
| 564 | Daren | 1 in 10,054 (0.01%) | 152 |
| 577 | Devon | 1 in 10,467 (0.01%) | 146 |
| 587 | Dane | 1 in 10,995 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 592 | Dewey | 1 in 11,491 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 596 | Dino | 1 in 11,756 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 616 | Denis | 1 in 12,951 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 643 | Dirk | 1 in 14,283 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 658 | Doyle | 1 in 15,131 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 660 | Darian | 1 in 15,282 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 674 | Domingo | 1 in 15,755 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 706 | Darron | 1 in 17,979 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 713 | Diego | 1 in 18,867 (0.01%) | 81 |
| 717 | Deron | 1 in 19,345 (0.01%) | 79 |
| 725 | Danial | 1 in 20,108 (0%) | 76 |
| 734 | Darwin | 1 in 20,935 (0%) | 73 |
| 735 | Dusty | 1 in 20,935 (0%) | 73 |
| 740 | Deandre | 1 in 21,226 (0%) | 72 |
| 744 | Daron | 1 in 21,524 (0%) | 71 |
| 749 | Deshawn | 1 in 22,474 (0%) | 68 |
| 751 | Dedrick | 1 in 22,810 (0%) | 67 |
| 768 | Davis | 1 in 23,879 (0%) | 64 |
| 796 | Demetrios | 1 in 26,811 (0%) | 57 |
| 815 | Douglass | 1 in 28,301 (0%) | 54 |
| 820 | Denver | 1 in 28,835 (0%) | 53 |
| 821 | Donell | 1 in 28,835 (0%) | 53 |
| 828 | Donte | 1 in 29,389 (0%) | 52 |
| 857 | Dax | 1 in 32,516 (0%) | 47 |
| 863 | Damond | 1 in 33,223 (0%) | 46 |
| 864 | Dwain | 1 in 33,223 (0%) | 46 |
| 873 | Deric | 1 in 34,733 (0%) | 44 |
| 874 | Diallo | 1 in 34,733 (0%) | 44 |
| 889 | Dario | 1 in 36,387 (0%) | 42 |
| 905 | Dalton | 1 in 39,186 (0%) | 39 |
| 906 | Dameon | 1 in 39,186 (0%) | 39 |
| 909 | Donta | 1 in 40,217 (0%) | 38 |
| 943 | Dedric | 1 in 43,664 (0%) | 35 |
| 953 | Derik | 1 in 44,948 (0%) | 34 |
| 981 | Darby | 1 in 47,757 (0%) | 32 |
| 1003 | Daryle | 1 in 52,698 (0%) | 29 |
| 1004 | Domenico | 1 in 52,698 (0%) | 29 |
| 1017 | Domenick | 1 in 54,580 (0%) | 28 |
| 1029 | Dannie | 1 in 56,601 (0%) | 27 |
| 1030 | Donavan | 1 in 56,601 (0%) | 27 |
| 1031 | Donn | 1 in 56,601 (0%) | 27 |
| 1046 | Dereck | 1 in 58,778 (0%) | 26 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
Recommended articles
New data stories
- Mary: The Rise and Fall of America's Biggest Baby Name
- The Fastest-Rising Baby Names in America
- The #1 Baby Name Isn't What It Used to Be
- Sophia Is Secretly the #1 Baby Name in America
- The Names That Rule Exactly One State
- The Most Loved Baby Names in America, According to 161,918 Votes
- Popular Isn't the Same as Loved
- The Names Everyone Has an Opinion About
- The Biggest Fallers: Baby Names Cooling Off Fast Since 2020
- One-Year Rockets: The Biggest Baby Name Jumps of 2025 Alone
- Brand New in the Top 1000: The Class of 2025
- Michael: The King Who Ruled for 44 Years
- Olivia vs Emma: The Duel at the Top of the Chart
- Liam vs Noah: Twelve Years, Two Names, One Crown
- Jennifer: From 63,605 Babies a Year to 464
- Linda: The Biggest Girls' Name Ever — and Where She Went
- The Vintage Revival Is Real: Violet, Hazel and the Comeback Girls
- Theodore: The Boys' Comeback King
- Names That Vanished: Myrtle, Gertrude and Ethel
- Mildred Was #6. Read That Again.
- The Next Vintage Wave: 1920s Stars Still Sleeping
- Charlotte's America: Who Really Won Your State in 2025?
- Hawaii Does Its Own Thing
- Noah Owns New Mexico (and the State Gap Is Closing)
- Dakota: The Most Gender-Balanced Name in America
- Avery: How a Boys' Name Became a Girls' Name
- Leslie: The Crossover That Completed
- Charlie: The 53/47 Name
- Emerson and the Surname Crossover Wave
- Arya and Khaleesi: The Game of Thrones Curve
- Elsa: The Frozen Spike That Melted
- Bella: What Twilight Did to a Name
- Kylo: The Star Wars Name That Refuses to Die
- Karen: What the Data Actually Says
- The -Aiden Empire: One Sound, Eight Spellings, 18,000 Babies
- Jackson vs Jaxon vs Jaxson: The Spelling War of the Decade
- Zoe vs Zoey: The Y That Ate the Chart
- One Name, Four Spellings: Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammad and Mohammed
- How to Spot a Celebrity Name Spike (Before You Copy One)
- Girls Get More Names Than Boys — and They Always Have
- The Baby Boom, in One Table
- Twenty Babies Can Win a State
- Before You Choose a Name, Check Your State Chart (2025 Edition)
- John: The Name That Never Left the Top 28
- Elizabeth: The Name That Cannot Fall
- Names That Fell Out of the Top 1000 in 2025
- Every #1 Baby Name Since 1910: The Complete List
- The Most Lopsided Name in Every State
- California vs Texas: Two Giant States, Two Different Tastes
- Are Baby Names Getting Longer?
- A Is for Amelia: How the Vowel Letters Took Over the Top 50
- One-Hit Wonders: Names That Spiked for a Single Year
- Peak-Proof: The Steadiest Names of the Century
- The Names Voters Loved Before America Did
- Perfect Scores: Why 10,157 Names Average Five Stars
- Girls' Names Collect the Opinions
- The Newest Names in America
- The Fastest-Rising Names of 2025
- New Names That Stuck
- The Names That Vanished
- The Comeback Names
- The Decade's Biggest Climbers
- Truly Unisex? What the Data Says
- The Longest Reigns at Number One
- 2025 in Baby Names: The Year in Review




