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Douglas Name Popularity

How popular is the name Douglas? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 118 0.0335%
1911 — 120 0.0322%
1912 — 307 0.0609%
1913 — 390 0.0688%
1914 — 472 0.0677%
1915 — 703 0.0774%
1916 — 792 0.082%
1917 — 964 0.0964%
1918 — 1,424 0.1327%
1919 — 1,310 0.1251%
1920 — 1,645 0.1479%
1921 — 1,548 0.1352%
1922 — 1,623 0.1457%
1923 — 1,591 0.142%
1924 — 1,669 0.1437%
1925 — 1,667 0.1475%
1926 — 1,770 0.1609%
1927 — 1,806 0.1632%
1928 — 1,895 0.1771%
1929 — 1,957 0.1889%
1930 — 2,159 0.2067%
1931 — 2,197 0.2226%
1932 — 2,279 0.2307%
1933 — 2,240 0.2404%
1934 — 2,535 0.2622%
1935 — 2,517 0.259%
1936 — 2,366 0.2456%
1937 — 2,598 0.2637%
1938 — 3,500 0.3419%
1939 — 3,556 0.3496%
1940 — 3,729 0.3508%
1941 — 4,144 0.3682%
1942 — 11,231 0.8894%
1943 — 8,238 0.631%
1944 — 6,997 0.5646%
1945 — 7,392 0.6061%
1946 — 8,332 0.5647%
1947 — 9,896 0.5928%
1948 — 9,467 0.593%
1949 — 11,323 0.7039%
1950 — 12,265 0.7617%
1951 — 13,898 0.8197%
1952 — 13,685 0.784%
1953 — 14,136 0.7987%
1954 — 14,702 0.8043%
1955 — 15,318 0.8328%
1956 — 16,364 0.8664%
1957 — 16,724 0.8691%
1958 — 15,776 0.8347%
1959 — 15,281 0.8043%
1960 — 15,147 0.7994%
1961 — 15,965 0.8456%
1962 — 15,916 0.8669%
1963 — 15,100 0.8412%
1964 — 14,609 0.83%
1965 — 12,787 0.7819%
1966 — 11,404 0.7304%
1967 — 11,431 0.7533%
1968 — 11,413 0.7601%
1969 — 11,249 0.7302%
1970 — 10,417 0.6546%
1971 — 8,740 0.5816%
1972 — 7,394 0.5429%
1973 — 6,601 0.5092%
1974 — 5,848 0.4499%
1975 — 5,354 0.4166%
1976 — 5,234 0.4061%
1977 — 5,297 0.393%
1978 — 5,150 0.3831%
1979 — 5,169 0.3666%
1980 — 5,182 0.3544%
1981 — 4,789 0.3258%
1982 — 4,514 0.3021%
1983 — 4,181 0.2833%
1984 — 4,144 0.2786%
1985 — 4,025 0.2652%
1986 — 3,761 0.2492%
1987 — 3,802 0.2491%
1988 — 3,654 0.2345%
1989 — 3,700 0.2293%
1990 — 3,539 0.2135%
1991 — 3,152 0.1934%
1992 — 2,627 0.1646%
1993 — 2,454 0.1574%
1994 — 2,147 0.1399%
1995 — 1,934 0.1283%
1996 — 1,780 0.1189%
1997 — 1,570 0.1062%
1998 — 1,381 0.0923%
1999 — 1,274 0.0851%
2000 — 1,138 0.0745%
2001 — 1,053 0.0699%
2002 — 929 0.062%
2003 — 955 0.0628%
2004 — 767 0.0503%
2005 — 793 0.0519%
2006 — 795 0.0508%
2007 — 725 0.046%
2008 — 654 0.0423%
2009 — 538 0.036%
2010 — 498 0.0346%
2011 — 474 0.0333%
2012 — 412 0.0289%
2013 — 457 0.0321%
2014 — 390 0.0268%
2015 — 383 0.0263%
2016 — 408 0.0283%
2017 — 370 0.0265%
2018 — 307 0.0223%
2019 — 343 0.0253%
2020 — 278 0.0218%
2021 — 289 0.0236%
2022 — 252 0.0191%
2023 — 307 0.0237%

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What names are diminutives of Douglas?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Doug

Black river

Scottish

What names are variants of Douglas?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Doug

Black river

Scottish

Douglass

Black river

Scottish

Dugaid

Black river

Scottish

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4 Comments

  1. I’m the first Douglas in my family and I am of Hispanic heritage. I don’t know if my mom had a crush on Micheal Douglas at the time but she named me uniquely.

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  2. His name is after his grandfather he is 3rd generation!

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  3. I named him after my dad. My dad and I was very close. My dad died last year in March from cancer.

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  4. That is his Dad’s name. Also I love it.

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