1273 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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David
Hebrew
"beloved"
Declan
Irish
"man of prayer"
Dean
English
"church official"
Dante
Latin diminutive of Durant
"enduring"
Dylan
Welsh
"son of the sea"
Dorian
Greek, name of a tribe
Daniel
Hebrew
"God is my judge"
Dominic
Latin
"belonging to the lord"
Damien
French from Greek
"to tame, subdue"
Darcy
English, French, Irish
"from Arcy; dark one"
Damian
Greek
"to tame, subdue"
Dimitri
Russian from Greek Demetrius
"follower of Demeter"
Drew
Diminutive of Andrew
"strong and manly"
Dashiell
Anglicization of French surname de Chiel, meaning unknown
Desmond
Irish
"one from south Munster"
Dawson
English
"son of David"
Donald
Scottish
"proud chief"
Darius
Latin from Greek and Persian
"possessing goodness"
Dane
English
"from Denmark"
Donovan
Irish
"dark"
