The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1983 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1983 - 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 43 (2.34%) | 39,187 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1 in 48 (2.07%) | 34,733 |
| 43 | Dustin | 1 in 173 (0.58%) | 9,679 |
| 51 | Derek | 1 in 240 (0.42%) | 6,979 |
| 60 | Donald | 1 in 315 (0.32%) | 5,326 |
| 69 | Douglas | 1 in 401 (0.25%) | 4,180 |
| 78 | Derrick | 1 in 460 (0.22%) | 3,644 |
| 93 | Dennis | 1 in 552 (0.18%) | 3,041 |
| 134 | Danny | 1 in 843 (0.12%) | 1,989 |
| 140 | Devin | 1 in 889 (0.11%) | 1,887 |
| 163 | Darren | 1 in 1,057 (0.09%) | 1,586 |
| 181 | Drew | 1 in 1,232 (0.08%) | 1,361 |
| 187 | Darrell | 1 in 1,290 (0.08%) | 1,300 |
| 210 | Dale | 1 in 1,557 (0.06%) | 1,077 |
| 215 | Dominic | 1 in 1,633 (0.06%) | 1,027 |
| 230 | Darryl | 1 in 1,778 (0.06%) | 943 |
| 234 | Dwayne | 1 in 1,813 (0.06%) | 925 |
| 250 | Dane | 1 in 2,083 (0.05%) | 805 |
| 264 | Dylan | 1 in 2,260 (0.04%) | 742 |
| 266 | Damien | 1 in 2,285 (0.04%) | 734 |
| 272 | Dean | 1 in 2,329 (0.04%) | 720 |
| 275 | Devon | 1 in 2,346 (0.04%) | 715 |
| 291 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,526 (0.04%) | 664 |
| 302 | Daryl | 1 in 2,740 (0.04%) | 612 |
| 303 | Darnell | 1 in 2,745 (0.04%) | 611 |
| 316 | Damon | 1 in 2,942 (0.03%) | 570 |
| 339 | Dwight | 1 in 3,361 (0.03%) | 499 |
| 340 | Damian | 1 in 3,368 (0.03%) | 498 |
| 347 | Duane | 1 in 3,465 (0.03%) | 484 |
| 352 | Derick | 1 in 3,553 (0.03%) | 472 |
| 361 | Darius | 1 in 3,735 (0.03%) | 449 |
| 364 | Don | 1 in 3,786 (0.03%) | 443 |
| 373 | Dana | 1 in 3,919 (0.03%) | 428 |
| 374 | Dallas | 1 in 3,946 (0.03%) | 425 |
| 390 | Darin | 1 in 4,300 (0.02%) | 390 |
| 391 | Donnie | 1 in 4,300 (0.02%) | 390 |
| 431 | Dante | 1 in 5,208 (0.02%) | 322 |
| 434 | Desmond | 1 in 5,257 (0.02%) | 319 |
| 453 | Deandre | 1 in 5,628 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 454 | Donte | 1 in 5,628 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 459 | Darrin | 1 in 5,744 (0.02%) | 292 |
| 463 | Dominique | 1 in 5,885 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 464 | Dewayne | 1 in 5,905 (0.02%) | 284 |
| 480 | Dusty | 1 in 6,281 (0.02%) | 267 |
| 484 | Dominick | 1 in 6,577 (0.02%) | 255 |
| 486 | Demarcus | 1 in 6,603 (0.02%) | 254 |
| 495 | Diego | 1 in 6,959 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 507 | Donovan | 1 in 7,487 (0.01%) | 224 |
| 521 | Dan | 1 in 8,024 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 534 | Donnell | 1 in 8,513 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 550 | Dion | 1 in 8,969 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 562 | Dillon | 1 in 9,369 (0.01%) | 179 |
| 570 | Dexter | 1 in 9,808 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 579 | Dorian | 1 in 10,164 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 583 | Deangelo | 1 in 10,353 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 591 | Demario | 1 in 10,682 (0.01%) | 157 |
| 592 | Deon | 1 in 10,751 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 622 | Damion | 1 in 12,153 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 633 | Darrel | 1 in 12,705 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 653 | Deshawn | 1 in 13,747 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 685 | Donny | 1 in 15,822 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 687 | Davis | 1 in 15,973 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 710 | Domingo | 1 in 17,470 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 716 | Dejuan | 1 in 17,654 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 718 | Davon | 1 in 17,842 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 724 | Daren | 1 in 18,230 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 736 | Delbert | 1 in 19,058 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 746 | Dave | 1 in 19,731 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 753 | Dereck | 1 in 19,966 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 760 | Dario | 1 in 20,206 (0%) | 83 |
| 761 | Derik | 1 in 20,206 (0%) | 83 |
| 775 | Darrick | 1 in 21,502 (0%) | 78 |
| 793 | Dirk | 1 in 22,664 (0%) | 74 |
| 798 | Dontae | 1 in 22,974 (0%) | 73 |
| 801 | Donta | 1 in 23,293 (0%) | 72 |
| 810 | Daron | 1 in 23,621 (0%) | 71 |
| 811 | Davin | 1 in 23,621 (0%) | 71 |
| 843 | Dalton | 1 in 27,050 (0%) | 62 |
| 844 | Duncan | 1 in 27,050 (0%) | 62 |
| 860 | Denny | 1 in 28,426 (0%) | 59 |
| 873 | Denis | 1 in 29,423 (0%) | 57 |
| 895 | Denver | 1 in 31,644 (0%) | 53 |
| 912 | Danial | 1 in 32,885 (0%) | 51 |
| 913 | Darwin | 1 in 32,885 (0%) | 51 |
| 914 | Dedrick | 1 in 32,885 (0%) | 51 |
| 915 | Dino | 1 in 32,885 (0%) | 51 |
| 924 | Demond | 1 in 33,542 (0%) | 50 |
| 925 | Devan | 1 in 33,542 (0%) | 50 |
| 954 | Donell | 1 in 36,459 (0%) | 46 |
| 964 | Demarco | 1 in 37,269 (0%) | 45 |
| 965 | Dewey | 1 in 37,269 (0%) | 45 |
| 981 | Domenic | 1 in 39,931 (0%) | 42 |
| 993 | Delvin | 1 in 40,905 (0%) | 41 |
| 994 | Deonte | 1 in 40,905 (0%) | 41 |
| 1003 | Darian | 1 in 41,928 (0%) | 40 |
| 1004 | Darrius | 1 in 41,928 (0%) | 40 |
| 1021 | Darron | 1 in 43,003 (0%) | 39 |
| 1034 | Drake | 1 in 45,328 (0%) | 37 |
| 1048 | Dontay | 1 in 46,587 (0%) | 36 |
| 1059 | Derrell | 1 in 47,918 (0%) | 35 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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