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Douglas

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Douglas was most popular in 1957, when 16,765 American babies were given the name — ranking #53 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,657, with 308 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 562,086 people named Douglas.

Most popular in1957
Rank that year#53
Births that year16,765
Total since 1880562,086

Douglas over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Douglas’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Origin

Gaelic · "dark stream"

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org