Baby Boy Names Starting With Dwith meanings and origins

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Boy Names Starting With D

Start with these 10 boy names beginning with D, with short notes on meaning and origin:

1. Daniel

Meaning:
“God is my judge”
Origin:
Hebrew

2. David

Meaning:
“Beloved”
Origin:
Hebrew

3. Dylan

Meaning:
“Son of the sea” or “Son of the wave”
Origin:
Welsh

4. Dominic

Meaning:
“Belonging to the Lord”
Origin:
Latin

5. Declan

Meaning:
“Full of goodness” or “Man of prayer”
Origin:
Irish

6. Dean

Meaning:
“Valley” or “From the valley”
Origin:
English

7. Donovan

Meaning:
“Dark-haired chieftain” or “Brown-haired warrior”
Origin:
Irish

8. Damian

Meaning:
“To tame” or “Subdue”
Origin:
Greek

9. Derek

Meaning:
“People-ruler”
Origin:
German

10. Desmond

Meaning:
“From South Munster” or “Gracious defender”
Origin:
Irish

Boy names starting with D in the US top 1,000

Every name here made the Social Security Administration's official top 1,000 for babies born in the US in 2025, ordered by how many were named it.

US rank	Name	Babies named
22	Daniel	8,085
35	David	6,794
41	Dylan	6,208
106	Dominic	3,277
109	Damian	3,213
125	Dean	2,876
139	Declan	2,570
143	Dawson	2,487
158	Diego	2,351
238	Dallas	1,475
284	Derek	1,191
308	Dante	1,104
319	Dakota	1,074
327	Dariel	1,043
352	Damien	935
376	Desmond	839
379	Daxton	834
448	Dalton	699
496	Donovan	609
501	Damon	604
518	Denver	578
539	Dorian	557
548	Devin	548
553	Drew	541
561	Deacon	529
622	Dominick	448
628	Danny	445
668	Davis	409
688	Dereck	396
690	Donald	395
692	Dax	393
693	Dexter	393
695	Duke	390
707	Dennis	381
729	Dustin	365
760	Dario	339
779	Dutton	327
788	Darius	322
805	Dilan	309
807	Douglas	308
821	Dane	301
827	Drake	299
837	Dakari	295
850	Derrick	288
880	Denim	271
928	Darian	254
930	Dillon	253
958	Damari	243
961	Darwin	241
982	Damir	233
986	Dominik	232