Douglas
Scottish Gaelic dubh glas, “dark water,” a river and then a clan surname.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Douglas appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1929 to 1989. Its biggest year was 1957, when 16,730 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 30 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1942, at No. 23. In 2025 it ranked No. 807 for boys. All told, 562,086 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Douglass (5,795) (total births since 1880)
Explore Douglas interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 334 | No. 245 |
| 1890s | 585 | No. 187 |
| 1900s | 950 | No. 168 |
| 1910s | 6,908 | No. 115 |
| 1920s | 17,301 | No. 97 |
| 1930s | 26,031 | No. 58 |
| 1940s | 80,760 | No. 23 |
| 1950s | 148,205 | No. 27 |
| 1960s | 134,989 | No. 27 |
| 1970s | 65,155 | No. 36 |
| 1980s | 41,746 | No. 62 |
| 1990s | 21,972 | No. 103 |
| 2000s | 8,661 | No. 274 |
| 2010s | 4,487 | No. 485 |
| 2020s | 1,929 | No. 737 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.