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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedAKMaine: #56 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 232 boysMEVermont: #59 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 256 boysVTNew Hampshire: #65 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 321 boysNHWashington: #53 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 228 boysWAIdaho: #84 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 318 boysIDMontana: #97 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 486 boysMTNorth Dakota: #72 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 266 boysNDMinnesota: #50 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 208 boysMNIllinois: #118 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 772 boysILWisconsin: #48 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 223 boysWIMichigan: #49 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 238 boysMINew York: #74 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 424 boysNYMassachusetts: #72 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 499 boysMARhode Island: #82 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 604 boysRIOregon: #57 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 230 boysORNevada: #15 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 56 boysNVWyoming: #70 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 262 boysWYSouth Dakota: #85 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 319 boysSDIowa: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 648 boysIAIndiana: #124 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 774 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 978 boysOHPennsylvania: #140 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,400 boysPANew Jersey: #76 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 493 boysNJConnecticut: #76 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 500 boysCTCalifornia: #58 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 300 boysCAUtah: #31 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 133 boysUTColorado: #134 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 649 boysCONebraska: #83 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 356 boysNEMissouri: #167 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,127 boysMOKentucky: #91 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 466 boysKYWest Virginia: #123 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 714 boysWVVirginia: #61 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 296 boysVAMaryland: #87 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 580 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedDEArizona: #123 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 471 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedNMKansas: #128 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 679 boysKSArkansas: #154 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 871 boysARTennessee: #81 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 405 boysTNNorth Carolina: #98 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 529 boysNCSouth Carolina: #93 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 506 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Douglas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #120 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 629 boysOKLouisiana: #96 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 441 boysLAMississippi: #115 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 580 boysMSAlabama: #103 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 570 boysALGeorgia: #118 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 654 boysGAHawaii: #60 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 256 boysHITexas: #126 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 596 boysTXFlorida: #100 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 493 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#15 · 1 in 56
  2. Utah#31 · 1 in 133
  3. Wisconsin#48 · 1 in 223
  4. Michigan#49 · 1 in 238
  5. Minnesota#50 · 1 in 208

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#1561 in 56
Utah#31371 in 133
Wisconsin#481101 in 223
Michigan#491781 in 238
Minnesota#50971 in 208
Washington#53421 in 228
Maine#56271 in 232
Oregon#57241 in 230
California#581271 in 300
Vermont#59101 in 256
Hawaii#60131 in 256
Virginia#61751 in 296
New Hampshire#65101 in 321
Wyoming#7061 in 262
Massachusetts#72631 in 499
North Dakota#72231 in 266
New York#742251 in 424
Connecticut#76231 in 500
New Jersey#76591 in 493
Tennessee#81621 in 405
Rhode Island#8281 in 604
Nebraska#83321 in 356
Idaho#84111 in 318
South Dakota#85181 in 319
Maryland#87211 in 580
Kentucky#91551 in 466
South Carolina#93351 in 506
Louisiana#96431 in 441
Montana#9781 in 486
North Carolina#98631 in 529
Florida#100241 in 493
Alabama#103471 in 570
Mississippi#115351 in 580
Georgia#118431 in 654
Illinois#118751 in 772
Iowa#120301 in 648
Oklahoma#120371 in 629
Arizona#123101 in 471
West Virginia#123241 in 714
Indiana#124331 in 774
Texas#126991 in 596
Kansas#128221 in 679
Ohio#131531 in 978
Colorado#134131 in 649
Pennsylvania#140581 in 1,400
Arkansas#154201 in 871
Missouri#167251 in 1,127
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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 1930

girls
#1,499
27 births · 1 in 41,701 girls
boys
#89
2,166 births · 1 in 507 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #1,499Douglas27

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #89Douglas2,166
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 41,701 of them was named Douglas, which outranked 71.4% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Douglas
  1. #1,460Veva28
  2. #1,460Vicky28
  3. #1,460Wayne28
  4. #1,499Douglas27
  5. #1,499Alease27
  6. #1,499Aleen27
  7. #1,499Alexandria27
  8. #1,535Annalee26
  9. #1,535Bea26
  10. #1,535Catarina26

Tied with 35 names at #1,499; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 507 of them was named Douglas, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Douglas
  1. #86Jimmie2,255
  2. #87Lewis2,243
  3. #88Bob2,242
  4. #89Douglas2,166
  5. #90Gilbert2,119
  6. #91Charlie2,113
  7. #92Harvey2,062
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →