The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2001 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2001 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Daniel | 1 in 83 (1.2%) | 20,965 |
| 12 | David | 1 in 90 (1.11%) | 19,324 |
| 21 | Dylan | 1 in 106 (0.95%) | 16,491 |
| 71 | Devin | 1 in 289 (0.35%) | 6,037 |
| 93 | Dakota | 1 in 439 (0.23%) | 3,973 |
| 98 | Dalton | 1 in 448 (0.22%) | 3,892 |
| 106 | Dominic | 1 in 481 (0.21%) | 3,625 |
| 132 | Derek | 1 in 581 (0.17%) | 3,005 |
| 140 | Diego | 1 in 620 (0.16%) | 2,813 |
| 146 | Devon | 1 in 643 (0.16%) | 2,715 |
| 158 | Dustin | 1 in 722 (0.14%) | 2,417 |
| 175 | Dillon | 1 in 819 (0.12%) | 2,129 |
| 183 | Dawson | 1 in 861 (0.12%) | 2,026 |
| 190 | Damian | 1 in 898 (0.11%) | 1,942 |
| 211 | Donovan | 1 in 1,061 (0.09%) | 1,645 |
| 219 | Drew | 1 in 1,128 (0.09%) | 1,547 |
| 221 | Darius | 1 in 1,133 (0.09%) | 1,540 |
| 230 | Donald | 1 in 1,206 (0.08%) | 1,446 |
| 232 | Derrick | 1 in 1,214 (0.08%) | 1,437 |
| 241 | Damien | 1 in 1,258 (0.08%) | 1,387 |
| 246 | Dante | 1 in 1,302 (0.08%) | 1,340 |
| 265 | Drake | 1 in 1,447 (0.07%) | 1,206 |
| 270 | Dennis | 1 in 1,514 (0.07%) | 1,152 |
| 278 | Dominick | 1 in 1,624 (0.06%) | 1,074 |
| 283 | Douglas | 1 in 1,657 (0.06%) | 1,053 |
| 288 | Damon | 1 in 1,724 (0.06%) | 1,012 |
| 292 | Danny | 1 in 1,757 (0.06%) | 993 |
| 303 | Darren | 1 in 1,896 (0.05%) | 920 |
| 317 | Dallas | 1 in 2,045 (0.05%) | 853 |
| 333 | Deandre | 1 in 2,181 (0.05%) | 800 |
| 359 | Davis | 1 in 2,468 (0.04%) | 707 |
| 361 | Dean | 1 in 2,485 (0.04%) | 702 |
| 385 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,774 (0.04%) | 629 |
| 400 | Desmond | 1 in 2,942 (0.03%) | 593 |
| 413 | Dale | 1 in 3,082 (0.03%) | 566 |
| 419 | Dorian | 1 in 3,160 (0.03%) | 552 |
| 428 | Darian | 1 in 3,298 (0.03%) | 529 |
| 437 | Damion | 1 in 3,336 (0.03%) | 523 |
| 446 | Dane | 1 in 3,455 (0.03%) | 505 |
| 453 | Declan | 1 in 3,560 (0.03%) | 490 |
| 463 | Devan | 1 in 3,665 (0.03%) | 476 |
| 470 | Duncan | 1 in 3,736 (0.03%) | 467 |
| 489 | Davion | 1 in 4,067 (0.02%) | 429 |
| 498 | Deven | 1 in 4,154 (0.02%) | 420 |
| 502 | Darrell | 1 in 4,184 (0.02%) | 417 |
| 503 | Dayton | 1 in 4,184 (0.02%) | 417 |
| 513 | Deshawn | 1 in 4,361 (0.02%) | 400 |
| 538 | Davon | 1 in 4,900 (0.02%) | 356 |
| 555 | Devonte | 1 in 5,161 (0.02%) | 338 |
| 567 | Donte | 1 in 5,368 (0.02%) | 325 |
| 575 | Dominique | 1 in 5,538 (0.02%) | 315 |
| 583 | Dwayne | 1 in 5,683 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 585 | Darryl | 1 in 5,720 (0.02%) | 305 |
| 587 | Dashawn | 1 in 5,835 (0.02%) | 299 |
| 595 | Daquan | 1 in 5,974 (0.02%) | 292 |
| 605 | Darien | 1 in 6,275 (0.02%) | 278 |
| 614 | Devyn | 1 in 6,414 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 616 | Dandre | 1 in 6,485 (0.02%) | 269 |
| 648 | Darion | 1 in 7,209 (0.01%) | 242 |
| 658 | Donavan | 1 in 7,424 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 661 | Deonte | 1 in 7,487 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 666 | Derick | 1 in 7,618 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 677 | Demarcus | 1 in 7,823 (0.01%) | 223 |
| 684 | Darnell | 1 in 8,077 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 695 | Davin | 1 in 8,307 (0.01%) | 210 |
| 696 | Dangelo | 1 in 8,347 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 702 | Dillan | 1 in 8,552 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 721 | Darrius | 1 in 8,992 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 722 | Destin | 1 in 8,992 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 723 | Draven | 1 in 8,992 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 728 | Deon | 1 in 9,086 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 740 | Dominik | 1 in 9,329 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 741 | Dallin | 1 in 9,379 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 751 | Dimitri | 1 in 9,481 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 757 | Dion | 1 in 9,585 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 766 | Dexter | 1 in 9,801 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 777 | Darin | 1 in 10,143 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 805 | Dario | 1 in 11,041 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 811 | Denzel | 1 in 11,183 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 830 | Daryl | 1 in 11,708 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 831 | Deshaun | 1 in 11,708 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 854 | Devante | 1 in 12,200 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 855 | Dwight | 1 in 12,200 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 868 | Deangelo | 1 in 12,734 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 876 | Deondre | 1 in 12,923 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 888 | Darwin | 1 in 13,317 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 891 | Darrin | 1 in 13,420 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 892 | Don | 1 in 13,420 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 893 | Dylon | 1 in 13,420 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 896 | Domenic | 1 in 13,524 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 925 | Darrion | 1 in 14,418 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 931 | Donnell | 1 in 14,538 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 935 | Denver | 1 in 14,784 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 944 | Dewayne | 1 in 15,039 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 947 | Duane | 1 in 15,170 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 973 | Davonte | 1 in 15,859 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 1024 | Dejuan | 1 in 17,622 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 1049 | Deontae | 1 in 18,559 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 1055 | Dequan | 1 in 18,962 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 1056 | Donnie | 1 in 18,962 (0.01%) | 92 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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