Doug

Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1962 · 1,843 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
22,468
since 1918

Doug over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Doug has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #170, 1962boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2023—#10,8216
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2018—#10,7606
2017—#9,6967
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2015—#10,6446
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2013—#9,6557
2012—#8,8648
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2009—#7,69210
2008—#11,0376
2007—#9,7887
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2003—#7,2459
2002—#8,4567
2001—#7,5368
2000—#7,4168
1999—#6,5309
1998—#9,6315
1997—#6,1009
1996—#9,0155
1995—#5,50110
1994—#5,8689
1993—#4,44713
1992—#3,92015
1991—#3,10520
1990—#3,60716
1989—#2,98920
1988—#3,20316
1987—#2,21526
1986—#1,96230
1985—#1,48545
1984—#1,97927
1983—#1,31450
1982—#1,53940
1981—#1,13365
1980—#1,08969
1979—#92690
1978—#94584
1977—#856100
1976—#776114
1975—#747125
1974—#603176
1973—#567197
1972—#492255
1971—#445340
1970—#385437
1969—#350512
1968#7,0165#314581
1967—#292625
1966—#280684
1965—#2271,028
1964—#1991,409
1963—#1741,689
1962—#1701,843
1961—#1721,817
1960—#1821,704
1959—#1791,701
1958—#2011,393
1957—#254882
1956—#367404
1955—#494222
1954—#545178
1953—#624132
1952—#653112
1951—#584141
1950—#494183
1949—#426254
1948—#379324
1947—#350378
1946—#369310
1945—#404222
1944—#428202
1943—#390243
1942—#401229
1941—#69179
1940—#65385
1939—#68176
1938—#77962
1937—#93245
1936—#1,11834
1935—#1,07836
1934—#1,42523
1933—#1,33025
1932—#1,77717
1931—#2,32811
1930—#2,44411
1929—#3,2477
1928—#4,1515
1927—#2,9129
1926—#3,7086
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1924—#3,8676
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1921—#3,8696
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1919—#3,7366
1918—#4,1795
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five boys were named Doug! It came in at #4,179, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Doug is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNHWashington: #115 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 612 boysWAIdaho: #105 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 455 boysIDMontana: #146 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 733 boysMTNorth Dakota: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,177 boysNDMinnesota: #138 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,124 boysMNIllinois: #212 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,796 boysILWisconsin: #172 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,660 boysWIMichigan: #172 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,400 boysMINew York: #466 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 8,604 boysNYMassachusetts: #325 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,507 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedRIOregon: #117 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 592 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNVWyoming: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 509 boysWYSouth Dakota: #160 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 867 boysSDIowa: #122 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 774 boysIAIndiana: #127 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 815 boysINOhio: #156 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 1,163 boysOHPennsylvania: #226 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,714 boysPANew Jersey: #334 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,300 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #195 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 1,214 boysCAUtah: #174 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 919 boysUTColorado: #157 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 857 boysCONebraska: #96 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 557 boysNEMissouri: #165 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,076 boysMOKentucky: #190 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,342 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedWVVirginia: #288 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,785 boysVAMaryland: #305 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,869 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedDEArizona: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,690 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNMKansas: #137 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 791 boysKSArkansas: #217 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,415 boysARTennessee: #256 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,332 boysTNNorth Carolina: #305 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,847 boysNCSouth Carolina: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,007 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #176 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,016 boysOKLouisiana: #416 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,065 boysLAMississippi: #355 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,212 boysMSAlabama: #368 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,059 boysALGeorgia: #301 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,482 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedHITexas: #340 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,469 boysTXFlorida: #247 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,835 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#96 · 1 in 557
  2. Idaho#105 · 1 in 455
  3. Washington#115 · 1 in 612
  4. Oregon#117 · 1 in 592
  5. Wyoming#121 · 1 in 509

Best ever in a state: #59 in Idaho, 1963.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#96231 in 557
Idaho#105121 in 455
Washington#115401 in 612
Oregon#117261 in 592
Wyoming#12151 in 509
Iowa#122321 in 774
Indiana#127581 in 815
Kansas#137221 in 791
Minnesota#138301 in 1,124
Montana#14681 in 733
Ohio#156811 in 1,163
Colorado#157211 in 857
South Dakota#16071 in 867
Missouri#165371 in 1,076
Michigan#172571 in 1,400
Wisconsin#172241 in 1,660
North Dakota#17351 in 1,177
Utah#174111 in 919
Oklahoma#176191 in 1,016
Kentucky#190221 in 1,342
California#1951441 in 1,214
Illinois#212551 in 1,796
Arkansas#217121 in 1,415
Pennsylvania#226371 in 2,714
Florida#247271 in 1,835
Tennessee#256151 in 2,332
Arizona#26391 in 1,690
Virginia#288141 in 2,785
Georgia#301181 in 2,482
Maryland#30581 in 3,869
North Carolina#305161 in 2,847
Massachusetts#32561 in 8,507
New Jersey#334111 in 5,300
Texas#340421 in 2,469
Mississippi#35571 in 3,212
South Carolina#36361 in 4,007
Alabama#36881 in 4,059
Louisiana#41691 in 4,065
New York#466191 in 8,604
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Doug
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 290 spots in 1942 (#691 → #401)
  • Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1980 (#926 → #1,089)
Rise & fade · boys
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 1962 at #170 (1,843 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1937–1979
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,123
  • Highest: 1 in 1,123 boys born in 1962 were named Doug (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 285,096 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 52.9% of all boys named Doug (11,892) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s11#3,736 (1919)#3,958
1920s39#2,912 (1927)#3,626
1930s340#681 (1939)#1,389
1940s2,326#350 (1947)#449
1950s5,348#179 (1959)#440
1960s11,892#170 (1962)#236
1970s1,918#385 (1970)#674
1980s388#1,089 (1980)#1,891
1990s111#3,105 (1991)#5,772
2000s55#7,245 (2003)#8,453
2010s34#8,864 (2012)#9,924
2020s6#10,821 (2023)#10,821

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Doug in 1965

boys
#227
1,028 births · 1 in 1,809 boys

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #227Doug1,028
More about 1965

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,809 of them was named Doug, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doug
  1. #224Roberto1,061
  2. #225Floyd1,055
  3. #226Terrence1,029
  4. #227Doug1,028
  5. #228Shane1,025
  6. #229Jesus1,014
  7. #230Bob1,003
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →