The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1982 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1982 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | David | 1 in 42 (2.38%) | 40,424 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1 in 52 (1.92%) | 32,637 |
| 42 | Dustin | 1 in 178 (0.56%) | 9,548 |
| 50 | Derek | 1 in 243 (0.41%) | 6,985 |
| 58 | Donald | 1 in 297 (0.34%) | 5,716 |
| 68 | Douglas | 1 in 376 (0.27%) | 4,513 |
| 78 | Derrick | 1 in 465 (0.21%) | 3,650 |
| 87 | Dennis | 1 in 501 (0.2%) | 3,387 |
| 137 | Danny | 1 in 842 (0.12%) | 2,017 |
| 173 | Darren | 1 in 1,148 (0.09%) | 1,479 |
| 182 | Darrell | 1 in 1,243 (0.08%) | 1,366 |
| 215 | Dale | 1 in 1,535 (0.07%) | 1,106 |
| 225 | Dominic | 1 in 1,669 (0.06%) | 1,017 |
| 228 | Devin | 1 in 1,698 (0.06%) | 1,000 |
| 229 | Drew | 1 in 1,705 (0.06%) | 996 |
| 235 | Darryl | 1 in 1,768 (0.06%) | 960 |
| 242 | Damien | 1 in 1,847 (0.05%) | 919 |
| 243 | Dwayne | 1 in 1,847 (0.05%) | 919 |
| 277 | Dean | 1 in 2,365 (0.04%) | 718 |
| 287 | Daryl | 1 in 2,504 (0.04%) | 678 |
| 290 | Dylan | 1 in 2,526 (0.04%) | 672 |
| 310 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,849 (0.04%) | 596 |
| 311 | Damon | 1 in 2,873 (0.03%) | 591 |
| 321 | Damian | 1 in 3,059 (0.03%) | 555 |
| 329 | Duane | 1 in 3,138 (0.03%) | 541 |
| 343 | Don | 1 in 3,342 (0.03%) | 508 |
| 345 | Darnell | 1 in 3,362 (0.03%) | 505 |
| 347 | Dallas | 1 in 3,375 (0.03%) | 503 |
| 349 | Dana | 1 in 3,451 (0.03%) | 492 |
| 351 | Dusty | 1 in 3,508 (0.03%) | 484 |
| 356 | Darius | 1 in 3,651 (0.03%) | 465 |
| 364 | Dwight | 1 in 3,850 (0.03%) | 441 |
| 366 | Derick | 1 in 3,867 (0.03%) | 439 |
| 383 | Donnie | 1 in 4,171 (0.02%) | 407 |
| 385 | Devon | 1 in 4,192 (0.02%) | 405 |
| 391 | Dante | 1 in 4,376 (0.02%) | 388 |
| 398 | Darin | 1 in 4,456 (0.02%) | 381 |
| 406 | Dewayne | 1 in 4,527 (0.02%) | 375 |
| 422 | Dane | 1 in 4,796 (0.02%) | 354 |
| 455 | Desmond | 1 in 5,530 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 457 | Dominick | 1 in 5,566 (0.02%) | 305 |
| 465 | Deandre | 1 in 5,794 (0.02%) | 293 |
| 472 | Donte | 1 in 6,174 (0.02%) | 275 |
| 483 | Dan | 1 in 6,382 (0.02%) | 266 |
| 489 | Donnell | 1 in 6,555 (0.02%) | 259 |
| 506 | Darrin | 1 in 7,133 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 508 | Diego | 1 in 7,286 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 511 | Donovan | 1 in 7,381 (0.01%) | 230 |
| 516 | Demarcus | 1 in 7,512 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 543 | Dominique | 1 in 8,363 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 569 | Dexter | 1 in 9,328 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 574 | Dorian | 1 in 9,592 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 578 | Dion | 1 in 9,701 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 582 | Deon | 1 in 9,757 (0.01%) | 174 |
| 599 | Damion | 1 in 10,611 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 617 | Demario | 1 in 11,549 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 622 | Donny | 1 in 11,872 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 680 | Davis | 1 in 14,892 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 689 | Domingo | 1 in 15,295 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 708 | Darrel | 1 in 16,169 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 709 | Davon | 1 in 16,169 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 712 | Dave | 1 in 16,483 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 713 | Deshawn | 1 in 16,644 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 719 | Dillon | 1 in 16,977 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 730 | Dario | 1 in 17,502 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 731 | Denny | 1 in 17,502 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 734 | Daren | 1 in 17,871 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 735 | Derik | 1 in 17,871 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 767 | Dereck | 1 in 19,514 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 785 | Daron | 1 in 20,704 (0%) | 82 |
| 789 | Deangelo | 1 in 20,960 (0%) | 81 |
| 810 | Dejuan | 1 in 22,049 (0%) | 77 |
| 836 | Danial | 1 in 24,253 (0%) | 70 |
| 860 | Dedrick | 1 in 26,527 (0%) | 64 |
| 862 | Darrius | 1 in 26,948 (0%) | 63 |
| 863 | Delbert | 1 in 26,948 (0%) | 63 |
| 867 | Dewey | 1 in 27,383 (0%) | 62 |
| 868 | Dontae | 1 in 27,383 (0%) | 62 |
| 884 | Deric | 1 in 28,775 (0%) | 59 |
| 890 | Demond | 1 in 29,271 (0%) | 58 |
| 896 | Darron | 1 in 29,785 (0%) | 57 |
| 909 | Davin | 1 in 30,868 (0%) | 55 |
| 911 | Derrell | 1 in 31,440 (0%) | 54 |
| 912 | Donta | 1 in 31,440 (0%) | 54 |
| 928 | Demarco | 1 in 33,289 (0%) | 51 |
| 929 | Denver | 1 in 33,289 (0%) | 51 |
| 935 | Darrick | 1 in 33,955 (0%) | 50 |
| 943 | Dino | 1 in 34,648 (0%) | 49 |
| 944 | Doyle | 1 in 34,648 (0%) | 49 |
| 971 | Dirk | 1 in 36,907 (0%) | 46 |
| 995 | Deonte | 1 in 40,422 (0%) | 42 |
| 996 | Domenic | 1 in 40,422 (0%) | 42 |
| 1010 | Dalton | 1 in 42,443 (0%) | 40 |
| 1011 | Denis | 1 in 42,443 (0%) | 40 |
| 1057 | Duncan | 1 in 47,159 (0%) | 36 |
| 1069 | Danielle | 1 in 48,507 (0%) | 35 |
| 1070 | Darian | 1 in 48,507 (0%) | 35 |
| 1071 | Donell | 1 in 48,507 (0%) | 35 |
| 1084 | Dimitrios | 1 in 49,933 (0%) | 34 |
| 1106 | Duy | 1 in 53,054 (0%) | 32 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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