12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
3,586 boy names starting with D
from the ash tree dell
Americanstrong worker's son
Americansea, ocean (from the Kai element)
Americanmanly, masculine (as variant of Drew/Andrew)
Frenchlittle one, junior (Vaughn element)
Americanfollower of Dionysus (god of wine)
Americanof the Moorish people
African Americanmodern coinage; possibly day-bright valley dweller
Americanwarrior's town
Americanpeople of the riverside forest
Germandearly loved
Georgianof the D'Evreux Norman noble family
Frenchbeloved, dear
Americanman of goodness, full of goodness
Americangreat chief, mighty lord
Irishof Mars, warrior spirit (Mars element)
African Americanof the mountain
Italianof the sea
SpanishGod is gracious
African Americannoble John
African AmericanGod is my judge
RussianGod is gracious
African Americangreat, kingly
Welshhe who holds firm the good
Persianto tame, subdue
Italianthose who are allied
Americangreat, mighty
Americanlight, brightness
Bulgariangreat, kingly
Englishdear friend
Englishsand hill, sandy mound
Americandawn, daybreak
Welshson of Roger, famous spear
Americanservant, messenger
Americancherished, dear one
Muslimone who belongs to justice
Iranianunique African American creation
African Americanborn of the ocean wave
WelshAmerican variant of Dante
African AmericanWorld ruler (from Donald prefix Don-)
Americanof the mountain
African Americanfrom the town of Dax
Americanfrom the village of Estry in Normandy, France
Americanvalley
Englishgreat tide
Welshfrom 'deaglán', possibly 'good man'
Irishof the vine
Italianbelonging to God, of the Lord
Frenchlasting, persistent
African Americanman of prayer
Irishgift
Americandear one, beloved
Americanof Devon, creative modern coinage
Americanruler of the people
Englishbelief, conviction
Africanday
Scandinavianoak, fertile, fruitful
Irish-Americankingly, royal
African AmericanGod is my judge
Englishdevoted to Demeter, goddess of harvest
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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