The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1996 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1996 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Daniel | 1 in 69 (1.45%) | 25,085 |
| 13 | David | 1 in 75 (1.33%) | 22,985 |
| 33 | Dylan | 1 in 144 (0.7%) | 12,031 |
| 58 | Dakota | 1 in 285 (0.35%) | 6,062 |
| 59 | Devin | 1 in 288 (0.35%) | 6,001 |
| 79 | Dustin | 1 in 355 (0.28%) | 4,872 |
| 99 | Dalton | 1 in 435 (0.23%) | 3,974 |
| 100 | Derek | 1 in 441 (0.23%) | 3,916 |
| 121 | Dillon | 1 in 571 (0.17%) | 3,023 |
| 127 | Devon | 1 in 594 (0.17%) | 2,906 |
| 135 | Dominic | 1 in 649 (0.15%) | 2,661 |
| 158 | Donald | 1 in 794 (0.13%) | 2,177 |
| 163 | Drew | 1 in 824 (0.12%) | 2,097 |
| 169 | Derrick | 1 in 877 (0.11%) | 1,970 |
| 180 | Douglas | 1 in 971 (0.1%) | 1,780 |
| 183 | Darius | 1 in 990 (0.1%) | 1,745 |
| 203 | Dennis | 1 in 1,134 (0.09%) | 1,523 |
| 214 | Damian | 1 in 1,246 (0.08%) | 1,387 |
| 219 | Diego | 1 in 1,281 (0.08%) | 1,349 |
| 230 | Dallas | 1 in 1,357 (0.07%) | 1,273 |
| 246 | Danny | 1 in 1,459 (0.07%) | 1,184 |
| 248 | Donovan | 1 in 1,469 (0.07%) | 1,176 |
| 253 | Darren | 1 in 1,558 (0.06%) | 1,109 |
| 265 | Deandre | 1 in 1,676 (0.06%) | 1,031 |
| 278 | Damon | 1 in 1,761 (0.06%) | 981 |
| 282 | Dante | 1 in 1,801 (0.06%) | 959 |
| 287 | Dominick | 1 in 1,903 (0.05%) | 908 |
| 306 | Drake | 1 in 2,076 (0.05%) | 832 |
| 312 | Dean | 1 in 2,122 (0.05%) | 814 |
| 313 | Damien | 1 in 2,125 (0.05%) | 813 |
| 335 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,357 (0.04%) | 733 |
| 348 | Dominique | 1 in 2,586 (0.04%) | 668 |
| 352 | Devonte | 1 in 2,654 (0.04%) | 651 |
| 357 | Devante | 1 in 2,695 (0.04%) | 641 |
| 374 | Desmond | 1 in 2,899 (0.03%) | 596 |
| 377 | Darrell | 1 in 2,973 (0.03%) | 581 |
| 382 | Dangelo | 1 in 3,010 (0.03%) | 574 |
| 402 | Deion | 1 in 3,187 (0.03%) | 542 |
| 409 | Davis | 1 in 3,253 (0.03%) | 531 |
| 416 | Darian | 1 in 3,401 (0.03%) | 508 |
| 419 | Dale | 1 in 3,469 (0.03%) | 498 |
| 420 | Devan | 1 in 3,469 (0.03%) | 498 |
| 424 | Dane | 1 in 3,519 (0.03%) | 491 |
| 433 | Daquan | 1 in 3,555 (0.03%) | 486 |
| 434 | Darryl | 1 in 3,569 (0.03%) | 484 |
| 436 | Duncan | 1 in 3,599 (0.03%) | 480 |
| 441 | Donte | 1 in 3,637 (0.03%) | 475 |
| 452 | Deshawn | 1 in 3,848 (0.03%) | 449 |
| 455 | Davon | 1 in 3,926 (0.03%) | 440 |
| 458 | Dwayne | 1 in 3,971 (0.03%) | 435 |
| 463 | Denzel | 1 in 4,018 (0.02%) | 430 |
| 478 | Deangelo | 1 in 4,245 (0.02%) | 407 |
| 482 | Damion | 1 in 4,266 (0.02%) | 405 |
| 483 | Deonte | 1 in 4,276 (0.02%) | 404 |
| 497 | Darnell | 1 in 4,522 (0.02%) | 382 |
| 506 | Deon | 1 in 4,695 (0.02%) | 368 |
| 507 | Demarcus | 1 in 4,720 (0.02%) | 366 |
| 519 | Dorian | 1 in 4,979 (0.02%) | 347 |
| 524 | Dandre | 1 in 5,172 (0.02%) | 334 |
| 532 | Deven | 1 in 5,382 (0.02%) | 321 |
| 554 | Dion | 1 in 6,019 (0.02%) | 287 |
| 555 | Darien | 1 in 6,041 (0.02%) | 286 |
| 560 | Dashawn | 1 in 6,148 (0.02%) | 281 |
| 585 | Derick | 1 in 6,519 (0.02%) | 265 |
| 596 | Daryl | 1 in 6,828 (0.01%) | 253 |
| 614 | Darion | 1 in 7,139 (0.01%) | 242 |
| 616 | Dexter | 1 in 7,168 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 619 | Darrius | 1 in 7,351 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 620 | Devyn | 1 in 7,383 (0.01%) | 234 |
| 633 | Dayton | 1 in 7,644 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 658 | Davonte | 1 in 8,386 (0.01%) | 206 |
| 659 | Dwight | 1 in 8,386 (0.01%) | 206 |
| 661 | Davion | 1 in 8,427 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 666 | Devonta | 1 in 8,552 (0.01%) | 202 |
| 667 | Darrin | 1 in 8,638 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 675 | Dequan | 1 in 8,769 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 682 | Dillan | 1 in 9,045 (0.01%) | 191 |
| 691 | Don | 1 in 9,288 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 692 | Duane | 1 in 9,288 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 709 | Darin | 1 in 9,706 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 721 | Dontae | 1 in 10,044 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 757 | Darrion | 1 in 11,517 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 764 | Donnie | 1 in 11,752 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 767 | Dusty | 1 in 11,833 (0.01%) | 146 |
| 776 | Dallin | 1 in 12,166 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 786 | Dimitri | 1 in 12,429 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 792 | Donavan | 1 in 12,610 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 793 | Donnell | 1 in 12,610 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 795 | Deondre | 1 in 12,797 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 807 | Destin | 1 in 13,088 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 815 | Deshaun | 1 in 13,392 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 817 | Demarco | 1 in 13,497 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 824 | Dawson | 1 in 13,711 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 828 | Dewayne | 1 in 13,932 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 840 | Dan | 1 in 14,766 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 847 | Devontae | 1 in 15,022 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 848 | Dillion | 1 in 15,022 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 870 | Domenic | 1 in 15,996 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 875 | Dejuan | 1 in 16,146 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 880 | Dalvin | 1 in 16,453 (0.01%) | 105 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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