The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1985 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1985 - 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 | Daniel | 1 in 45 (2.23%) | 38,527 |
| 6 | David | 1 in 45 (2.23%) | 38,498 |
| 41 | Dustin | 1 in 166 (0.6%) | 10,432 |
| 56 | Derek | 1 in 259 (0.39%) | 6,659 |
| 66 | Donald | 1 in 364 (0.27%) | 4,749 |
| 76 | Douglas | 1 in 430 (0.23%) | 4,021 |
| 83 | Derrick | 1 in 459 (0.22%) | 3,765 |
| 103 | Dennis | 1 in 609 (0.16%) | 2,835 |
| 121 | Devin | 1 in 742 (0.13%) | 2,327 |
| 125 | Drew | 1 in 761 (0.13%) | 2,270 |
| 141 | Danny | 1 in 869 (0.12%) | 1,988 |
| 159 | Darren | 1 in 1,021 (0.1%) | 1,692 |
| 187 | Dylan | 1 in 1,306 (0.08%) | 1,323 |
| 188 | Darrell | 1 in 1,321 (0.08%) | 1,308 |
| 191 | Dominic | 1 in 1,334 (0.07%) | 1,295 |
| 215 | Darryl | 1 in 1,575 (0.06%) | 1,097 |
| 218 | Dale | 1 in 1,619 (0.06%) | 1,067 |
| 230 | Dane | 1 in 1,779 (0.06%) | 971 |
| 239 | Devon | 1 in 1,838 (0.05%) | 940 |
| 255 | Dwayne | 1 in 2,033 (0.05%) | 850 |
| 267 | Dean | 1 in 2,253 (0.04%) | 767 |
| 287 | Daryl | 1 in 2,533 (0.04%) | 682 |
| 296 | Damien | 1 in 2,642 (0.04%) | 654 |
| 300 | Desmond | 1 in 2,683 (0.04%) | 644 |
| 307 | Darnell | 1 in 2,729 (0.04%) | 633 |
| 308 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,734 (0.04%) | 632 |
| 327 | Darius | 1 in 3,005 (0.03%) | 575 |
| 329 | Damon | 1 in 3,091 (0.03%) | 559 |
| 333 | Dallas | 1 in 3,205 (0.03%) | 539 |
| 341 | Duane | 1 in 3,355 (0.03%) | 515 |
| 369 | Damian | 1 in 3,805 (0.03%) | 454 |
| 371 | Deandre | 1 in 3,822 (0.03%) | 452 |
| 373 | Dwight | 1 in 3,839 (0.03%) | 450 |
| 382 | Don | 1 in 4,027 (0.02%) | 429 |
| 384 | Donovan | 1 in 4,065 (0.02%) | 425 |
| 387 | Dana | 1 in 4,094 (0.02%) | 422 |
| 400 | Derick | 1 in 4,224 (0.02%) | 409 |
| 410 | Dominick | 1 in 4,511 (0.02%) | 383 |
| 418 | Darin | 1 in 4,644 (0.02%) | 372 |
| 422 | Dexter | 1 in 4,720 (0.02%) | 366 |
| 426 | Dante | 1 in 4,812 (0.02%) | 359 |
| 435 | Dominique | 1 in 4,965 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 437 | Donte | 1 in 5,052 (0.02%) | 342 |
| 442 | Demarcus | 1 in 5,235 (0.02%) | 330 |
| 444 | Dillon | 1 in 5,283 (0.02%) | 327 |
| 447 | Dusty | 1 in 5,300 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 449 | Darrin | 1 in 5,316 (0.02%) | 325 |
| 455 | Diego | 1 in 5,502 (0.02%) | 314 |
| 464 | Donnie | 1 in 5,798 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 469 | Dewayne | 1 in 5,999 (0.02%) | 288 |
| 512 | Deangelo | 1 in 7,199 (0.01%) | 240 |
| 549 | Deon | 1 in 8,149 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 559 | Dan | 1 in 8,726 (0.01%) | 198 |
| 563 | Dion | 1 in 8,770 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 568 | Dorian | 1 in 8,998 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 571 | Donnell | 1 in 9,141 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 585 | Demario | 1 in 9,816 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 586 | Durell | 1 in 9,816 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 603 | Davon | 1 in 10,599 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 615 | Deshawn | 1 in 10,935 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 660 | Davis | 1 in 13,712 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 674 | Darrel | 1 in 14,278 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 679 | Durrell | 1 in 14,641 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 691 | Derik | 1 in 15,426 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 697 | Dejuan | 1 in 15,706 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 705 | Damion | 1 in 15,997 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 727 | Domingo | 1 in 17,106 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 732 | Dave | 1 in 17,451 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 746 | Devan | 1 in 18,379 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 751 | Duncan | 1 in 18,577 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 770 | Dontae | 1 in 19,858 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 793 | Dereck | 1 in 21,596 (0%) | 80 |
| 796 | Donta | 1 in 22,150 (0%) | 78 |
| 812 | Darron | 1 in 23,036 (0%) | 75 |
| 825 | Davin | 1 in 23,995 (0%) | 72 |
| 828 | Darrius | 1 in 24,333 (0%) | 71 |
| 829 | Deonte | 1 in 24,333 (0%) | 71 |
| 830 | Derrell | 1 in 24,333 (0%) | 71 |
| 833 | Dario | 1 in 24,681 (0%) | 70 |
| 839 | Denny | 1 in 25,039 (0%) | 69 |
| 846 | Daren | 1 in 25,407 (0%) | 68 |
| 848 | Donny | 1 in 25,786 (0%) | 67 |
| 850 | Dalton | 1 in 26,177 (0%) | 66 |
| 855 | Darrick | 1 in 26,580 (0%) | 65 |
| 877 | Daron | 1 in 29,283 (0%) | 59 |
| 878 | Demarco | 1 in 29,283 (0%) | 59 |
| 879 | Deron | 1 in 29,283 (0%) | 59 |
| 902 | Delbert | 1 in 30,851 (0%) | 56 |
| 912 | Drake | 1 in 31,412 (0%) | 55 |
| 915 | Denis | 1 in 31,994 (0%) | 54 |
| 924 | Demond | 1 in 32,598 (0%) | 53 |
| 934 | Dallin | 1 in 33,224 (0%) | 52 |
| 944 | Deshaun | 1 in 33,876 (0%) | 51 |
| 954 | Dakota | 1 in 34,553 (0%) | 50 |
| 968 | Dangelo | 1 in 35,259 (0%) | 49 |
| 969 | Danial | 1 in 35,259 (0%) | 49 |
| 974 | Dandre | 1 in 35,993 (0%) | 48 |
| 983 | Darwin | 1 in 36,759 (0%) | 47 |
| 984 | Dirk | 1 in 36,759 (0%) | 47 |
| 995 | Donell | 1 in 37,558 (0%) | 46 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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