Douglas

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Douglas is a given name of Scottish Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 561,781 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 559,708 as boys and 2,073 as girls. Douglas gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #111 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 283
2023 354
2022 299
2021 347
2020 334
2019 373
2018 373
2017 413
2016 447
2015 436
2014 458
2013 492
2012 452
2011 505
2010 536
2009 589
2008 687
2007 757
2006 824
2005 822
2004 805
2003 976
2002 953
2001 1,081
2000 1,173
1999 1,290
1998 1,403
1997 1,586
1996 1,797
1995 1,946
1994 2,167
1993 2,474
1992 2,635
1991 3,166
1990 3,557
1989 3,718
1988 3,685
1987 3,827
1986 3,779
1985 4,056
1984 4,176
1983 4,213
1982 4,539
1981 4,822
1980 5,209
1979 5,198
1978 5,180
1977 5,327
1976 5,251
1975 5,378
1974 5,864
1973 6,620
1972 7,428
1971 8,781
1970 10,453
1969 11,279
1968 11,454
1967 11,487
1966 11,448
1965 12,838
1964 14,637
1963 15,116
1962 15,967
1961 16,021
1960 15,170
1959 15,340
1958 15,823
1957 16,766
1956 16,422
1955 15,338
1954 14,724
1953 14,162
1952 13,704
1951 13,933
1950 12,290
1949 11,341
1948 9,507
1947 9,911
1946 8,354
1945 7,415
1944 7,021
1943 8,263
1942 11,272
1941 4,163
1940 3,750
1939 3,573
1938 3,524
1937 2,618
1936 2,388
1935 2,545
1934 2,557
1933 2,266
1932 2,298
1931 2,222
1930 2,193
1929 1,987
1928 1,932
1927 1,836
1926 1,795
1925 1,700
1924 1,700
1923 1,631
1922 1,645
1921 1,582
1920 1,678
1919 1,353
1918 1,446
1917 1,000
1916 830
1915 747
1914 512
1913 437
1912 359
1911 169
1910 169
1909 126
1908 116
1907 99
1906 99
1905 85
1904 69
1903 100
1902 76
1901 83
1900 107
1899 73
1898 71
1897 58
1896 72
1895 61
1894 66
1893 56
1892 57
1891 33
1890 38
1889 39
1888 50
1887 34
1886 35
1885 30
1884 36
1883 33
1882 32
1881 16
1880 29