Baby Names of Ireland

Irish Boy Names Starting with D

24 Irish boy names beginning with D, with what each one means and how to say it.

Updated September 2026

There are 24 Irish boy names starting with D here. The ones readers look up most are Diarmuid, Dara and Donncha.

The D names for boys on this page that the most babies were given in 2025, by the Central Statistics Office’s ranking (girls and boys are ranked separately).

  1. No. 59 boysDaithí94 babies
  2. No. 64 boysDonnacha86 babies
  3. No. 88 boysDáire65 babies
  4. No. 247 girlsDarcy17 babies
  5. No. 272 boysDiarmuid16 babies
  6. No. 402 boysDesmond9 babies
  7. No. 509 boysDonal6 babies
  8. No. 829 boysDavin3 babies
  9. No. 829 boysDillon3 babies

Irish girl names starting with D

Darcy

pronounced DAR-see

Darcy means “dark, descendant of the dark one.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Irish boy names starting with D

Daire

pronounced DI-re

Daire means “fruitful, fertile.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Daithi

pronounced DAH-hee

Daithi means “swiftness, nimbleness.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Dillon

pronounced DIL-on

Dillon means “a flash of lightning.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Donal

pronounced DOE-nal

Donal means “ruler of the world.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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