Baby Name Popularity Profile

Douglas

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Douglas.

✦ Dark river 🌍 Celtic Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #807
All-Time Peak Rank #23 Achieved 1942
Total U.S. Births 560,013 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1950s 16,730 births in 1957
πŸ’‘ The Douglas Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Dark river
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from Scottish Gaelic *dubh-ghlas*, meaning 'dark river' or 'dark stream'.
Common Nicknames
Doug
Pronunciation: DUG-lΙ™s
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Douglas across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -7.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -29.5%
2015: 437 births 437 2016: 447 births 2017: 413 births 2018: 373 births 2019: 374 births 2020: 334 births 334 2021: 347 births 2022: 300 births 2023: 354 births 2024: 286 births 2025: 308 births 308
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 16,730 births in 1957
Years in Top 100 61 yrs
Years in Top 500 131 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 334
1890s: 585
1900s: 950
1910s: 6,908
1920s: 17,301
1930s: 26,031
1940s: 80,760
1950s: 148,205
1960s: 134,989
1970s: 65,155
1980s: 41,746
1990s: 21,972
2000s: 8,661
2010s: 4,487
2020s: 1,929

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Doul-as
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with D, a letter used by only 6.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State South Dakota
Top States South Dakota, Vermont, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Dakota Unranked 4,112 1953 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 1,849 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 3,234 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 13,834 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 7,388 1956 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 3,404 1951 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #787 34,563 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #838 16,828 1955 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 3,469 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 7,737 1953 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #724 37,798 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #651 12,649 1953 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 1,057 1955 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 2,429 1965 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 6,154 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #712 14,317 1962 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 3,220 1954 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 992 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 7,453 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 3,077 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #978 16,034 1957 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 6,184 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 7,069 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 1,302 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 1,888 1942 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #850 16,726 1964 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #596 13,648 1942 Insufficient historical volume
New York #723 45,077 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #418 14,311 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 8,747 1964 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 9,913 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 12,616 1962 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #790 6,689 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #511 29,469 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #957 26,165 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 1,885 1956 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1059 13,096 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #704 8,003 1942 Insufficient historical volume
California #966 42,676 1957 8.0% Decline
Oklahoma #725 5,788 1960 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #684 6,063 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 5,076 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #603 8,500 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 6,936 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #808 10,616 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #819 12,704 1962 35.7% Decline
Arkansas Unranked 4,020 1942 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 1,193 1964 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 1,727 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #984 23,229 1957 4.0% Decline
Arizona #797 3,559 1956 Insufficient historical volume

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