Douglas

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #807 for boys in 2025, 308 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1942 · 11,233 births
Debut · boys
29 births
In top 100 · boys
61 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
560,013
since 1880

Douglas over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #23, 1942boys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#807308
2024—#848286
2023—#743354
2022—#827300
2021—#737347
2020—#737334
2019—#684374
2018—#673373
2017—#629413
2016—#603447
2015—#615437
2014—#598458
2013—#541492
2012—#570452
2011—#513505
2010—#485536
2009—#462589
2008—#424687
2007—#394757
2006—#361824
2005—#359822
2004#14,1796#353799
2003—#307976
2002—#305953
2001—#2821,081
2000—#2741,173
1999—#2471,290
1998—#2271,403
1997—#2011,586
1996#13,5185#1811,793
1995—#1681,947
1994#13,4305#1562,162
1993#7,03812#1392,461
1992#13,3175#1272,630
1991#7,98710#1093,156
1990#6,46513#1033,544
1989#5,04917#923,700
1988#3,16531#883,655
1987#3,62424#853,804
1986#4,72416#823,763
1985#2,70435#764,021
1984#2,67734#714,142
1983#2,78331#694,182
1982#3,17227#684,511
1981#2,65734#644,788
1980#3,00229#625,180
1979#2,93129#585,167
1978#2,74130#595,151
1977#2,71530#595,297
1976#3,09523#565,224
1975#2,45632#555,345
1974#3,11022#535,843
1973#2,75325#476,595
1972#2,02239#437,387
1971#1,96643#398,737
1970#1,95243#3610,409
1969#1,95541#3411,237
1968#1,70847#3311,405
1967#1,53753#3311,434
1966#1,66945#3311,401
1965#1,57550#3212,787
1964#2,04034#3114,600
1963#2,17230#2815,086
1962#1,78241#2715,928
1961#1,59850#2815,978
1960#1,98233#3015,133
1959#1,47853#3015,290
1958#2,20926#3015,798
1957#1,84235#3016,730
1956#1,89732#2916,389
1955#1,97829#2915,311
1954#2,45020#2914,703
1953#2,17323#2714,138
1952#2,07424#2813,680
1951#1,74031#2713,902
1950#1,91125#2812,264
1949#2,21220#2911,322
1948#1,52037#339,468
1947#2,35418#319,895
1946#2,09420#348,336
1945#1,82521#297,394
1944#1,74223#346,998
1943#1,59128#288,236
1942#1,30038#2311,233
1941#2,01817#534,146
1940#1,90018#563,732
1939#2,9229#583,564
1938#2,02116#603,508
1937#3,1468#742,610
1936#2,26313#782,374
1935#2,00616#752,529
1934#2,00316#722,541
1933#2,16114#812,252
1932#2,23514#852,284
1931#1,80319#852,203
1930#1,49927#892,166
1929#1,70422#971,965
1928#1,89720#1021,912
1927#2,33915#1041,821
1926#2,16517#1021,778
1925#1,79523#1031,677
1924#1,77024#1051,676
1923#2,09118#1081,613
1922#3,3799#1061,636
1921#2,28216#1111,566
1920#1,88921#1061,657
1919#1,60425#1211,328
1918#2,37614#1151,432
1917#1,84719#138981
1916#2,13315#151815
1915#2,25513#158734
1914#2,26510#175502
1913#2,1649#163428
1912#1,9819#165350
1911—#181169
1910—#172169
1909—#181126
1908#2,1015#190111
1907—#19799
1906—#18399
1905—#20585
1904#1,8775#23764
1903—#168100
1902—#20476
1901—#17683
1900—#189107
1899—#18773
1898—#20771
1897—#22258
1896—#20972
1895—#22361
1894—#20766
1893—#22656
1892—#23557
1891—#28333
1890—#27938
1889—#26639
1888—#24550
1887—#27634
1886—#28835
1885—#30730
1884—#28836
1883—#28433
1882—#30732
1881—#43116
1880—#31429
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Douglas was already there! It came in at #314, and was given to 29 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.

Where Douglas is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedAKMaine: #96 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 443 boysMEVermont: #48 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 187 boysVTNew Hampshire: #112 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 650 boysNHWashington: #64 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 277 boysWAIdaho: #79 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 290 boysIDMontana: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 634 boysMTNorth Dakota: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 781 boysNDMinnesota: #65 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 261 boysMNIllinois: #168 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,206 boysILWisconsin: #95 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 466 boysWIMichigan: #68 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 343 boysMINew York: #99 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 641 boysNYMassachusetts: #90 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 679 boysMARhode Island: #96 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 578 boysRIOregon: #69 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 273 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedNVWyoming: #37 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 172 boysWYSouth Dakota: #87 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 327 boysSDIowa: #138 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 837 boysIAIndiana: #198 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,771 boysINOhio: #175 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,562 boysOHPennsylvania: #171 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,933 boysPANew Jersey: #129 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,114 boysNJConnecticut: #95 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 750 boysCTCalifornia: #85 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 449 boysCAUtah: #40 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 149 boysUTColorado: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 872 boysCONebraska: #126 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 668 boysNEMissouri: #189 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,409 boysMOKentucky: #88 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 455 boysKYWest Virginia: #109 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 555 boysWVVirginia: #73 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 365 boysVAMaryland: #86 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 505 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedNMKansas: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 788 boysKSArkansas: #150 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 769 boysARTennessee: #94 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 559 boysTNNorth Carolina: #113 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 607 boysNCSouth Carolina: #136 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 804 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #86 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 530 boysDCOklahoma: #115 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 526 boysOKLouisiana: #123 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 598 boysLAMississippi: #130 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 741 boysMSAlabama: #107 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 569 boysALGeorgia: #105 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 603 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedHITexas: #87 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 426 boysTXFlorida: #146 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 802 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#37 · 1 in 172
  2. Utah#40 · 1 in 149
  3. Vermont#48 · 1 in 187
  4. Washington#64 · 1 in 277
  5. Minnesota#65 · 1 in 261

Best ever in a state: #10 in South Dakota, 1951.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#37101 in 172
Utah#40311 in 149
Vermont#48131 in 187
Washington#64351 in 277
Minnesota#65861 in 261
Michigan#681011 in 343
Oregon#69211 in 273
Virginia#73661 in 365
Idaho#79131 in 290
California#85671 in 449
District of Columbia#8661 in 530
Maryland#86251 in 505
South Dakota#87191 in 327
Texas#871231 in 426
Kentucky#88571 in 455
Massachusetts#90491 in 679
Tennessee#94441 in 559
Connecticut#95161 in 750
Wisconsin#95501 in 466
Maine#96141 in 443
Rhode Island#9691 in 578
New York#991451 in 641
Georgia#105511 in 603
Alabama#107471 in 569
West Virginia#109301 in 555
New Hampshire#11251 in 650
North Carolina#113561 in 607
Oklahoma#115421 in 526
Montana#12071 in 634
Louisiana#123331 in 598
Nebraska#126181 in 668
New Jersey#129261 in 1,114
Mississippi#130261 in 741
Kansas#136201 in 788
South Carolina#136261 in 804
Iowa#138251 in 837
Florida#146131 in 802
North Dakota#14781 in 781
Arkansas#150231 in 769
Colorado#152101 in 872
Illinois#168461 in 1,206
Pennsylvania#171451 in 1,933
Ohio#175321 in 1,562
Missouri#189201 in 1,409
Indiana#198141 in 1,771
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———

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 Douglas
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#848 → #807)
  • 70 spots since 2020 (#737 → #807)
  • 192 spots since 2015 (#615 → #807)
  • Biggest jump: 124 spots in 1882 (#431 → #307)
  • Biggest drop: 117 spots in 1881 (#314 → #431)
Rise & fade · boys
62 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1942 at #23 (11,233 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 33 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 61 yrs · run 1929–1989
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 123
  • Highest: 1 in 123 boys born in 1942 were named Douglas (0.81%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,546 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 26.5% of all boys named Douglas (148,205) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s334#245 (1888)#301
1890s585#187 (1899)#228
1900s950#168 (1903)#193
1910s6,908#115 (1918)#154
1920s17,301#97 (1929)#104
1930s26,031#58 (1939)#76
1940s80,760#23 (1942)#35
1950s148,205#27 (1953)#29
1960s134,989#27 (1962)#31
1970s65,155#36 (1970)#51
1980s41,746#62 (1980)#76
1990s21,972#103 (1990)#166
2000s8,661#274 (2000)#352
2010s4,487#485 (2010)#591
2020s1,929#737 (2021)#783

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.

Douglas in 1922

girls
#3,379
9 births · 1 in 133,445 girls
boys
#106
1,636 births · 1 in 665 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #3,379Douglas9

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #106Douglas1,636
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 133,445 of them was named Douglas, which outranked 41.6% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Douglas
  1. #3,152Zenia10
  2. #3,152Zenna10
  3. #3,152Zoila10
  4. #3,379Douglas9
  5. #3,379Adelfa9
  6. #3,379Adelma9
  7. #3,379Ala9
  8. #3,655Addine8
  9. #3,655Adelaine8
  10. #3,655Adie8

Tied with 275 names at #3,379; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 665 of them was named Douglas, which outranked 97.9% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Douglas
  1. #103Maurice1,696
  2. #104Bill1,675
  3. #105Johnnie1,647
  4. #106Douglas1,636
  5. #107Marion1,631
  6. #108Homer1,630
  7. #108Morris1,630
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →