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Names: D

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6,332 names starting with "D"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with D

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 6,332 distinct names beginning with the letter D, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Dreonna with 86 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 41 are classified as boys' names and 9 as girls' names in SSA records, reflecting the overall letter-level split for D. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data, rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 18 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender, making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 97,434 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with D reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 - across all letter-D names, there are 127 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 5,901–5,950 of 6,332

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Dreonna Girl 86
Drequan Boy 520
Dresden Girl 183
Dresden Boy 972
Dresean Boy 170
Dreshaun Boy 249
Dreshawn Boy 736
Dreshon Boy 111
Dreshun Boy 33
Dreson Boy 58
Dresyn Boy 11
Dreu Boy 59
Dreu Girl 24
Dreux Boy 318
Dreux Girl 80
Drevan Boy 41
Dreven Boy 22
Dreveon Boy 42
Drevin Boy 103
Drevion Boy 238
Drevon Boy 761
Drevyn Boy 35
Drew Boy 78,592
Drew Girl 9,493
Drewcilla Girl 20
Drewey Boy 81
Drewry Boy 11
Drex Boy 35
Drexel Boy 1,404
Drexel Girl 40
Drexell Boy 16
Drexler Boy 82
Drexton Boy 24
Drey Boy 448
Dreya Girl 389
Dreyah Girl 123
Dreydan Boy 62
Dreyden Boy 592
Dreydon Boy 110
Dreyken Boy 10
Dreylan Boy 20
Dreylen Boy 19
Dreylin Boy 11
Dreylon Boy 23
Dreyon Boy 47
Dreysen Boy 33
Dreyson Boy 448
Dreyton Boy 333
Dreyven Boy 10
Drezden Boy 106

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology, names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.