The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1986 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1986 - 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 46 (2.16%) | 37,119 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1 in 47 (2.13%) | 36,540 |
| 42 | Dustin | 1 in 167 (0.6%) | 10,315 |
| 57 | Derek | 1 in 249 (0.4%) | 6,896 |
| 71 | Donald | 1 in 369 (0.27%) | 4,656 |
| 82 | Douglas | 1 in 457 (0.22%) | 3,759 |
| 87 | Derrick | 1 in 518 (0.19%) | 3,317 |
| 104 | Dennis | 1 in 636 (0.16%) | 2,702 |
| 113 | Devin | 1 in 705 (0.14%) | 2,436 |
| 138 | Drew | 1 in 862 (0.12%) | 1,992 |
| 146 | Danny | 1 in 914 (0.11%) | 1,880 |
| 149 | Dylan | 1 in 939 (0.11%) | 1,829 |
| 168 | Darren | 1 in 1,090 (0.09%) | 1,576 |
| 186 | Dominic | 1 in 1,290 (0.08%) | 1,332 |
| 193 | Darrell | 1 in 1,345 (0.07%) | 1,277 |
| 219 | Darryl | 1 in 1,632 (0.06%) | 1,053 |
| 221 | Dane | 1 in 1,649 (0.06%) | 1,042 |
| 223 | Devon | 1 in 1,678 (0.06%) | 1,024 |
| 235 | Dale | 1 in 1,799 (0.06%) | 955 |
| 262 | Dean | 1 in 2,111 (0.05%) | 814 |
| 265 | Dwayne | 1 in 2,175 (0.05%) | 790 |
| 277 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,354 (0.04%) | 730 |
| 295 | Darnell | 1 in 2,599 (0.04%) | 661 |
| 297 | Daryl | 1 in 2,627 (0.04%) | 654 |
| 300 | Desmond | 1 in 2,655 (0.04%) | 647 |
| 310 | Darius | 1 in 2,762 (0.04%) | 622 |
| 319 | Damien | 1 in 2,868 (0.03%) | 599 |
| 328 | Dillon | 1 in 3,041 (0.03%) | 565 |
| 333 | Dexter | 1 in 3,141 (0.03%) | 547 |
| 344 | Damon | 1 in 3,336 (0.03%) | 515 |
| 346 | Dallas | 1 in 3,349 (0.03%) | 513 |
| 347 | Deandre | 1 in 3,362 (0.03%) | 511 |
| 351 | Dominique | 1 in 3,429 (0.03%) | 501 |
| 367 | Damian | 1 in 3,655 (0.03%) | 470 |
| 368 | Dwight | 1 in 3,655 (0.03%) | 470 |
| 369 | Donovan | 1 in 3,687 (0.03%) | 466 |
| 394 | Dana | 1 in 4,091 (0.02%) | 420 |
| 397 | Don | 1 in 4,120 (0.02%) | 417 |
| 403 | Derick | 1 in 4,211 (0.02%) | 408 |
| 405 | Duane | 1 in 4,221 (0.02%) | 407 |
| 411 | Dante | 1 in 4,405 (0.02%) | 390 |
| 415 | Diego | 1 in 4,486 (0.02%) | 383 |
| 419 | Darin | 1 in 4,557 (0.02%) | 377 |
| 420 | Dominick | 1 in 4,569 (0.02%) | 376 |
| 435 | Demarcus | 1 in 4,951 (0.02%) | 347 |
| 436 | Dusty | 1 in 4,951 (0.02%) | 347 |
| 442 | Darrin | 1 in 5,038 (0.02%) | 341 |
| 458 | Donte | 1 in 5,369 (0.02%) | 320 |
| 478 | Deangelo | 1 in 5,965 (0.02%) | 288 |
| 483 | Dakota | 1 in 6,092 (0.02%) | 282 |
| 487 | Donnie | 1 in 6,136 (0.02%) | 280 |
| 494 | Dewayne | 1 in 6,363 (0.02%) | 270 |
| 536 | Demario | 1 in 7,636 (0.01%) | 225 |
| 541 | Dan | 1 in 7,739 (0.01%) | 222 |
| 582 | Davis | 1 in 9,042 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 583 | Deshawn | 1 in 9,042 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 589 | Davon | 1 in 9,440 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 592 | Deon | 1 in 9,652 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 610 | Dion | 1 in 10,350 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 611 | Donnell | 1 in 10,350 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 629 | Dorian | 1 in 11,084 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 693 | Damion | 1 in 14,317 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 703 | Dejuan | 1 in 14,684 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 710 | Devan | 1 in 15,204 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 718 | Darrel | 1 in 15,619 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 741 | Darrius | 1 in 17,181 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 751 | Dalton | 1 in 17,712 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 753 | Duncan | 1 in 17,896 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 763 | Dario | 1 in 18,474 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 779 | Dave | 1 in 19,523 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 785 | Deonte | 1 in 19,977 (0.01%) | 86 |
| 809 | Durrell | 1 in 21,476 (0%) | 80 |
| 811 | Daron | 1 in 21,748 (0%) | 79 |
| 827 | Dontae | 1 in 22,907 (0%) | 75 |
| 832 | Derik | 1 in 23,217 (0%) | 74 |
| 833 | Domingo | 1 in 23,217 (0%) | 74 |
| 834 | Donta | 1 in 23,217 (0%) | 74 |
| 835 | Durell | 1 in 23,217 (0%) | 74 |
| 839 | Dereck | 1 in 23,535 (0%) | 73 |
| 840 | Derrell | 1 in 23,535 (0%) | 73 |
| 853 | Dandre | 1 in 24,544 (0%) | 70 |
| 858 | Demarco | 1 in 24,899 (0%) | 69 |
| 862 | Daren | 1 in 25,266 (0%) | 68 |
| 871 | Deron | 1 in 26,031 (0%) | 66 |
| 883 | Drake | 1 in 27,711 (0%) | 62 |
| 895 | Denis | 1 in 28,634 (0%) | 60 |
| 896 | Deshaun | 1 in 28,634 (0%) | 60 |
| 902 | Danial | 1 in 29,120 (0%) | 59 |
| 903 | Darell | 1 in 29,120 (0%) | 59 |
| 924 | Delbert | 1 in 30,680 (0%) | 56 |
| 925 | Donavan | 1 in 30,680 (0%) | 56 |
| 933 | Dangelo | 1 in 31,237 (0%) | 55 |
| 948 | Dedrick | 1 in 32,416 (0%) | 53 |
| 949 | Dewey | 1 in 32,416 (0%) | 53 |
| 952 | Demond | 1 in 33,040 (0%) | 52 |
| 958 | Dallin | 1 in 33,687 (0%) | 51 |
| 959 | Denny | 1 in 33,687 (0%) | 51 |
| 968 | Denver | 1 in 34,361 (0%) | 50 |
| 975 | Domenic | 1 in 35,062 (0%) | 49 |
| 976 | Donny | 1 in 35,062 (0%) | 49 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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