The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1980 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1980 - 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 40 (2.51%) | 41,895 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1 in 56 (1.79%) | 29,879 |
| 44 | Dustin | 1 in 198 (0.5%) | 8,417 |
| 50 | Derek | 1 in 230 (0.43%) | 7,241 |
| 53 | Donald | 1 in 266 (0.38%) | 6,271 |
| 62 | Douglas | 1 in 322 (0.31%) | 5,184 |
| 74 | Derrick | 1 in 404 (0.25%) | 4,129 |
| 80 | Dennis | 1 in 438 (0.23%) | 3,806 |
| 121 | Danny | 1 in 742 (0.13%) | 2,247 |
| 162 | Darren | 1 in 1,094 (0.09%) | 1,524 |
| 167 | Darrell | 1 in 1,156 (0.09%) | 1,443 |
| 182 | Damien | 1 in 1,275 (0.08%) | 1,308 |
| 197 | Dale | 1 in 1,359 (0.07%) | 1,227 |
| 223 | Dwayne | 1 in 1,593 (0.06%) | 1,047 |
| 232 | Dominic | 1 in 1,685 (0.06%) | 990 |
| 236 | Devin | 1 in 1,741 (0.06%) | 958 |
| 249 | Damon | 1 in 1,910 (0.05%) | 873 |
| 259 | Darryl | 1 in 2,046 (0.05%) | 815 |
| 263 | Dylan | 1 in 2,100 (0.05%) | 794 |
| 264 | Dean | 1 in 2,130 (0.05%) | 783 |
| 277 | Daryl | 1 in 2,294 (0.04%) | 727 |
| 287 | Duane | 1 in 2,424 (0.04%) | 688 |
| 289 | Drew | 1 in 2,438 (0.04%) | 684 |
| 293 | Dallas | 1 in 2,515 (0.04%) | 663 |
| 296 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,542 (0.04%) | 656 |
| 319 | Don | 1 in 2,967 (0.03%) | 562 |
| 326 | Damian | 1 in 3,049 (0.03%) | 547 |
| 335 | Derick | 1 in 3,201 (0.03%) | 521 |
| 339 | Donnie | 1 in 3,302 (0.03%) | 505 |
| 345 | Desmond | 1 in 3,390 (0.03%) | 492 |
| 349 | Darnell | 1 in 3,474 (0.03%) | 480 |
| 350 | Dwight | 1 in 3,489 (0.03%) | 478 |
| 355 | Dusty | 1 in 3,602 (0.03%) | 463 |
| 356 | Dana | 1 in 3,625 (0.03%) | 460 |
| 357 | Darius | 1 in 3,625 (0.03%) | 460 |
| 381 | Dewayne | 1 in 4,118 (0.02%) | 405 |
| 383 | Darin | 1 in 4,128 (0.02%) | 404 |
| 393 | Devon | 1 in 4,276 (0.02%) | 390 |
| 417 | Dante | 1 in 4,848 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 448 | Donovan | 1 in 5,522 (0.02%) | 302 |
| 465 | Dan | 1 in 5,851 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 472 | Dominick | 1 in 6,154 (0.02%) | 271 |
| 474 | Dane | 1 in 6,177 (0.02%) | 270 |
| 496 | Donte | 1 in 6,779 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 497 | Deon | 1 in 6,807 (0.01%) | 245 |
| 498 | Donnell | 1 in 6,807 (0.01%) | 245 |
| 510 | Deandre | 1 in 7,157 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 516 | Dion | 1 in 7,412 (0.01%) | 225 |
| 518 | Darrin | 1 in 7,478 (0.01%) | 223 |
| 520 | Dexter | 1 in 7,546 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 544 | Donny | 1 in 8,175 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 552 | Demarcus | 1 in 8,380 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 561 | Damion | 1 in 9,014 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 586 | Diego | 1 in 9,810 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 615 | Darrel | 1 in 11,192 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 620 | Demond | 1 in 11,345 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 628 | Darrick | 1 in 11,501 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 644 | Demario | 1 in 12,173 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 662 | Dorian | 1 in 13,669 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 666 | Derik | 1 in 13,782 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 672 | Deshawn | 1 in 14,014 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 678 | Daren | 1 in 14,376 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 685 | Domingo | 1 in 14,758 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 702 | Dario | 1 in 15,733 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 718 | Deangelo | 1 in 16,677 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 726 | Dedrick | 1 in 17,017 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 727 | Dillon | 1 in 17,017 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 741 | Dave | 1 in 18,127 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 748 | Dewey | 1 in 18,326 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 762 | Dirk | 1 in 19,169 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 770 | Delbert | 1 in 19,853 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 773 | Denny | 1 in 20,337 (0%) | 82 |
| 774 | Dereck | 1 in 20,337 (0%) | 82 |
| 780 | Davis | 1 in 20,846 (0%) | 80 |
| 790 | Dominique | 1 in 21,658 (0%) | 77 |
| 794 | Daron | 1 in 21,943 (0%) | 76 |
| 805 | Davin | 1 in 22,235 (0%) | 75 |
| 806 | Dejuan | 1 in 22,235 (0%) | 75 |
| 817 | Denis | 1 in 22,845 (0%) | 73 |
| 822 | Davon | 1 in 23,162 (0%) | 72 |
| 842 | Danial | 1 in 24,524 (0%) | 68 |
| 846 | Delvin | 1 in 24,890 (0%) | 67 |
| 855 | Deric | 1 in 25,656 (0%) | 65 |
| 861 | Demarco | 1 in 26,898 (0%) | 62 |
| 868 | Dameon | 1 in 27,339 (0%) | 61 |
| 877 | Darwin | 1 in 28,265 (0%) | 59 |
| 878 | Donta | 1 in 28,265 (0%) | 59 |
| 896 | Denver | 1 in 29,780 (0%) | 56 |
| 912 | Deshaun | 1 in 31,465 (0%) | 53 |
| 927 | Dontae | 1 in 32,699 (0%) | 51 |
| 931 | Dino | 1 in 33,353 (0%) | 50 |
| 932 | Donell | 1 in 33,353 (0%) | 50 |
| 950 | Darian | 1 in 35,482 (0%) | 47 |
| 965 | Doyle | 1 in 37,059 (0%) | 45 |
| 966 | Duncan | 1 in 37,059 (0%) | 45 |
| 970 | Danielle | 1 in 37,901 (0%) | 44 |
| 985 | Domenic | 1 in 39,706 (0%) | 42 |
| 1001 | Detrick | 1 in 41,692 (0%) | 40 |
| 1021 | Darrius | 1 in 43,886 (0%) | 38 |
| 1025 | Demetric | 1 in 45,072 (0%) | 37 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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