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
dark, full; complete darkness
Irishbright valley
Englishdescendant of Donndubhan
Irishmodern invented name
Americanfrom Airelle (place in Normandy, France)
Englishsteadfast, strong
African-Americanfrom Dyce, Aberdeenshire
Scottishdwelling places, abodes
Kurdishheart's dear one
Armenianbeloved of God (if Dai- is from Welsh David)
African-Americangreat tide, sea current
Welshcalf, heifer (symbolic gentleness)
African-Americanpossibly 'of the fifth' (from Latin Quintus via...
African Americanoriginal, bold, present-moment
African Americangenerous, noble
African Americanmodern invented name (Dre + lyn blend)
African Americanmodern variant of David
Americandescendant of little fawn
Irishto await the stars
Frenchpowerful leader
Dutchgreat, fruitful
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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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