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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #180 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,276 boysWAIdaho: #192 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,074 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,677 boysMNIllinois: #259 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,508 boysILWisconsin: #210 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,394 boysWIMichigan: #235 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,552 boysMINew York: #561 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 11,220 boysNYMassachusetts: #325 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,056 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedRIOregon: #123 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 651 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedSDIowa: #131 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 986 boysIAIndiana: #156 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,110 boysINOhio: #194 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,854 boysOHPennsylvania: #286 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,342 boysPANew Jersey: #418 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,016 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #256 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,973 boysCAUtah: #154 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 795 boysUTColorado: #131 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 723 boysCONebraska: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,693 boysNEMissouri: #158 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,008 boysMOKentucky: #269 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,538 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedWVVirginia: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,086 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,228 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedDEArizona: #293 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,039 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNMKansas: #177 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,225 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,750 boysARTennessee: #295 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,787 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #179 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,125 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedLAMississippi: #408 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,273 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedALGeorgia: #317 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,812 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doug, so not publishedHITexas: #344 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,571 boysTXFlorida: #329 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,981 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#123 · 1 in 651
  2. Colorado#131 · 1 in 723
  3. Iowa#131 · 1 in 986
  4. Utah#154 · 1 in 795
  5. Indiana#156 · 1 in 1,110

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#123231 in 651
Colorado#131231 in 723
Iowa#131241 in 986
Utah#154131 in 795
Indiana#156411 in 1,110
Missouri#158381 in 1,008
Minnesota#170191 in 1,677
Kansas#177131 in 1,225
Oklahoma#179161 in 1,125
Washington#180191 in 1,276
Idaho#19251 in 1,074
Ohio#194501 in 1,854
Nebraska#20771 in 1,693
Wisconsin#210161 in 2,394
Michigan#235311 in 2,552
Arkansas#23791 in 1,750
California#256841 in 1,973
Illinois#259381 in 2,508
Kentucky#269111 in 2,538
Pennsylvania#286221 in 4,342
Arizona#29371 in 2,039
Tennessee#295121 in 2,787
Virginia#303121 in 3,086
Maryland#30771 in 4,228
Georgia#317151 in 2,812
Massachusetts#32561 in 8,056
Florida#329161 in 2,981
Texas#344391 in 2,571
Mississippi#40851 in 4,273
New Jersey#41871 in 8,016
New York#561141 in 11,220
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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 1966

boys
#280
684 births · 1 in 2,607 boys

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #280Doug684
More about 1966

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 2,607 of them was named Doug, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doug
  1. #277Clifton696
  2. #278Randal690
  3. #279Nick685
  4. #280Doug684
  5. #280Bob684
  6. #282Ben683
  7. #283Stacy679
  8. #284Cecil678

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →