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Baby names starting with D

The girl and boy names starting with D given most often in the US in 2025.

Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026

In short

Among baby names starting with D, the most given in the US in 2025 were Delilah, Daisy, Daniel, David. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.

Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.

Girls

  1. Delilah 4,137
  2. Daisy 3,206
  3. Daphne 1,740
  4. Dahlia 1,420
  5. Delaney 1,283
  6. Diana 1,277
  7. Dakota 1,035
  8. Daniela 1,009
  9. Demi 804
  10. Danna 787
  11. Dorothy 743
  12. Dream 718
  13. Daniella 657
  14. Daleyza 562
  15. Danielle 550
  16. Della 533
  17. Destiny 458
  18. Dallas 413
  19. Drew 399
  20. Dayana 392
  21. Dani 364
  22. Davina 363
  23. Dulce 352
  24. Dalia 340
  25. Dylan 338
  26. Denver 326
  27. Darcy 316
  28. Deborah 313
  29. Darla 275
  30. Dana 244
  31. Dafne 237
  32. Dua 231
  33. Dania 229
  34. Dior 208
  35. Dara 207
  36. Dariana 201
  37. Dalary 199
  38. Dalilah 197
  39. Devyn 172
  40. Dina 168

Boys

  1. Daniel 8,085
  2. David 6,794
  3. Dylan 6,208
  4. Dominic 3,277
  5. Damian 3,213
  6. Dean 2,876
  7. Declan 2,570
  8. Dawson 2,487
  9. Diego 2,351
  10. Dallas 1,475
  11. Derek 1,191
  12. Dante 1,104
  13. Dakota 1,074
  14. Dariel 1,043
  15. Damien 935
  16. Desmond 839
  17. Daxton 834
  18. Dalton 699
  19. Donovan 609
  20. Damon 604
  21. Denver 578
  22. Dorian 557
  23. Devin 548
  24. Drew 541
  25. Deacon 529
  26. Dominick 448
  27. Danny 445
  28. Davis 409
  29. Dereck 396
  30. Donald 395
  31. Dax 393
  32. Dexter 393
  33. Duke 390
  34. Dennis 381
  35. Dustin 365
  36. Dario 339
  37. Dutton 327
  38. Darius 322
  39. Dilan 309
  40. Douglas 308

About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data checked October 14, 2026
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