Boys' name · peaked in 1942
Douglas name popularity since 1925
544,949 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Douglas. Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Douglas is about 66 years old in 2026. Douglas peaked in 1942 as the #23 name for boys, and it ranked #807 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 544,949
- Named Douglas, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #807
- for boys in 2025 (308 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 1,861 girls · 543,088 boys
- Most popular in
- South Dakota
- 2.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Douglas 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.
Douglas births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1957. Measured as a share of all babies, Douglas peaked in 1942.
- Fastest rise: Between 1937 and 1942, Douglas became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 409 baby boys to 1 in 123.
- Steepest fall: Between 1997 and 2002, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 1,190 to 1 in 2,040.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Douglas's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Douglas.
Decade by decade
Babies named Douglas 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 | 97 | 9,153 | – |
| 1930s | 152 | 26,031 | #75 |
| 1940s | 240 | 80,760 | #29 |
| 1950s | 298 | 148,205 | #29 |
| 1960s | 424 | 134,989 | #32 |
| 1970s | 316 | 65,155 | #55 |
| 1980s | 278 | 41,746 | #76 |
| 1990s | 50 | 21,972 | #168 |
| 2000s | 6 | 8,661 | #359 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,487 | #615 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,929 | #807 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.5% of babies named Douglas from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Douglas is most popular
The index compares Douglas'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 Douglas.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 2.29× | 4,007 |
| Iowa | 1.96× | 13,668 |
| Montana | 1.95× | 3,127 |
| Vermont | 1.95× | 1,782 |
| North Dakota | 1.89× | 3,264 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Douglas and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas (this page) | 543,088 | 1942 |
| Douglass | 5,257 | 1942 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Douglas's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Douglas.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Douglas (1942).
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