Boys' name · peaked in 1962
Doug name popularity since 1925
22,450 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Doug. Half of them were born in 1961 or earlier, so the typical Doug is about 65 years old in 2026. Doug peaked in 1962 as the #170 name for boys, and fewer than 5 boys got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,450
- Named Doug, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 boys named Doug in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 5 girls · 22,445 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 3.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Doug made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Doug births per year, 1925–2025
1962 was the biggest year for Doug both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1947 and 1952, Doug's share of baby boys fell by 72%, from 1 in 4,840 to 1 in 17,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, it became 9.8× more common, from 1 in 14,900 baby boys to 1 in 1,520.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Doug's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Doug.
Decade by decade
Babies named Doug in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 27 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 340 | #1,080 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,326 | #404 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,348 | #494 |
| 1960s | 5 | 11,892 | #227 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,918 | #748 |
| 1980s | 0 | 388 | #1,494 |
| 1990s | 0 | 111 | #5,608 |
| 2000s | 0 | 55 | Under 5 |
| 2010s | 0 | 34 | #11,044 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
67.2% of babies named Doug from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Doug is most popular
The index compares Doug's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Doug.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3.11× | 587 |
| Washington | 2.92× | 984 |
| Iowa | 2.82× | 722 |
| Kansas | 2.23× | 458 |
| Nebraska | 2.17× | 306 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Doug's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Doug.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Doug (1962).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data