1275 Boy Names That Start With D (with Meanings and Popularity)
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Boy names that start with D don't have to be "dad names." Along with longtime favorites Daniel and David, D names for boys in the US Top 200 include Dylan, Declan, Dean, and Diego.
Darragh and Donnacha are D names on Ireland's Top 100 for boys. Iceland's top D name for boys is Dagur. And one of the most popular boy names in The Netherlands starts with the letter D: Daan.
D had a good run back in the 1950s and 60s, when D was the third most popular initial for boys thanks to D-starting names David, Donald, Daniel, Dennis and Douglas.
(D was a popular first initial for baby names for girls a half-century ago too, led by the super-popular Debbie with Donna, Diane, and Denise on her heels.)
Unique D male names on our recommended list include Dashiell, Deveraux, Dune, and Drummer.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with D, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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Declan
Irish
"man of prayer"
David
Hebrew
"beloved"
Daniel
Hebrew
"God is my judge"
Dylan
Welsh
"son of the sea"
Dean
English
"church official"
Dorian
Greek, name of a tribe
Dante
Latin diminutive of Durant
"enduring"
Desmond
Irish
"one from south Munster"
Damian
Greek
"to tame, subdue"
Dimitri
Russian from Greek Demetrius
"follower of Demeter"
Django
Romani
"I awake"
Dominic
Latin
"belonging to the lord"
Drew
Diminutive of Andrew
"strong and manly"
Duncan
Scottish
"dark warrior"
Damien
French from Greek
"to tame, subdue"
Darcy
English, French, Irish
"from Arcy; dark one"
Dennis
French from Greek, vernacular form of Dionysius
"god of Nysa"
Derek
English from German form of Theodoric
"the people's ruler"
Dawson
English
"son of David"
Duke
English rank of nobility