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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #58 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 236 boysAKMaine: #60 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 265 boysMEVermont: #52 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 188 boysVTNew Hampshire: #58 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 243 boysNHWashington: #73 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 390 boysWAIdaho: #68 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 293 boysIDMontana: #81 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 350 boysMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 504 boysNDMinnesota: #81 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 475 boysMNIllinois: #64 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 335 boysILWisconsin: #71 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 398 boysWIMichigan: #53 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 267 boysMINew York: #67 for boys · 319 births · 1 in 364 boysNYMassachusetts: #60 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 336 boysMARhode Island: #64 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 350 boysRIOregon: #85 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 466 boysORNevada: #62 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 276 boysNVWyoming: #67 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: #70 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 297 boysSDIowa: #67 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 317 boysIAIndiana: #59 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 281 boysINOhio: #54 for boys · 324 births · 1 in 244 boysOHPennsylvania: #59 for boys · 278 births · 1 in 281 boysPANew Jersey: #55 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 273 boysNJConnecticut: #69 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 347 boysCTCalifornia: #109 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 557 boysCAUtah: #72 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 320 boysUTColorado: #80 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 433 boysCONebraska: #56 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 225 boysNEMissouri: #65 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 353 boysMOKentucky: #92 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 525 boysKYWest Virginia: #71 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 352 boysWVVirginia: #62 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 339 boysVAMaryland: #58 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 301 boysMDDelaware: #47 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 177 boysDEArizona: #98 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 502 boysAZNew Mexico: #138 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 681 boysNMKansas: #79 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 397 boysKSArkansas: #96 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 480 boysARTennessee: #86 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 502 boysTNNorth Carolina: #70 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 366 boysNCSouth Carolina: #99 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 501 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #69 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 323 boysDCOklahoma: #84 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 417 boysOKLouisiana: #102 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 491 boysLAMississippi: #107 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 520 boysMSAlabama: #94 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 501 boysALGeorgia: #91 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 477 boysGAHawaii: #90 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 410 boysHITexas: #113 for boys · 253 births · 1 in 570 boysTXFlorida: #68 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 380 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#47 · 1 in 177
  2. Vermont#52 · 1 in 188
  3. Michigan#53 · 1 in 267
  4. Ohio#54 · 1 in 244
  5. New Jersey#55 · 1 in 273

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#47221 in 177
Vermont#52171 in 188
Michigan#532431 in 267
Ohio#543241 in 244
New Jersey#551611 in 273
Nebraska#56541 in 225
Alaska#58191 in 236
Maryland#58851 in 301
New Hampshire#58261 in 243
Indiana#591411 in 281
Pennsylvania#592781 in 281
Maine#60271 in 265
Massachusetts#601081 in 336
Nevada#62211 in 276
Virginia#621041 in 339
Illinois#642501 in 335
Rhode Island#64161 in 350
Missouri#651041 in 353
Iowa#67671 in 317
New York#673191 in 364
Wyoming#67131 in 312
Florida#681741 in 380
Idaho#68281 in 293
Connecticut#69521 in 347
District of Columbia#69241 in 323
North Carolina#701051 in 366
South Dakota#70181 in 297
West Virginia#71361 in 352
Wisconsin#71871 in 398
Utah#72601 in 320
Washington#73811 in 390
Kansas#79451 in 397
Colorado#80581 in 433
Minnesota#81691 in 475
Montana#81171 in 350
Oklahoma#84621 in 417
Oregon#85411 in 466
Tennessee#86651 in 502
Hawaii#90171 in 410
Georgia#91851 in 477
Kentucky#92511 in 525
Alabama#94521 in 501
Arkansas#96321 in 480
Arizona#98471 in 502
North Dakota#99121 in 504
South Carolina#99421 in 501
Louisiana#102771 in 491
Mississippi#107371 in 520
California#1093681 in 557
Texas#1132531 in 570
New Mexico#138171 in 681

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 1982

girls
#3,172
27 births · 1 in 62,716 girls
boys
#68
4,511 births · 1 in 402 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #3,172Douglas27

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #68Douglas4,511
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 62,716 of them was named Douglas, which outranked 74.3% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Douglas
  1. #3,093Yecenia28
  2. #3,093Yesica28
  3. #3,093Zakia28
  4. #3,172Douglas27
  5. #3,172Abbigail27
  6. #3,172Alejandrina27
  7. #3,172Aliesha27
  8. #3,260Alva26
  9. #3,260Andera26
  10. #3,260Arlena26

Tied with 87 names at #3,172; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 402 of them was named Douglas, which outranked 99.1% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Douglas
  1. #65Alexander4,593
  2. #66Tyler4,577
  3. #67Phillip4,520
  4. #68Douglas4,511
  5. #69Joel4,446
  6. #70Raymond4,294
  7. #71Carlos4,268
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →