Is Doug a boy or girl name?
Doug was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 22,477 US babies named Doug were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Doug since 1918
- 22,477
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 1,843 babies
Boys and girls named Doug, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 340 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,326 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5,349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 11,895 | 5 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,918 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 388 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,182 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,139 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,957 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,042 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,928 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,079 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,854 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,448 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,051 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,409 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,702 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,739 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,637 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,682 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,063 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,229 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,392 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,608 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,973 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,649 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,252 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 65 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 90 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 84 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 101 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 114 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 125 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 175 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 197 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 255 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 340 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 437 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 512 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 581 | #314 | 5 | #7,301 |
| 1967 | 625 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 684 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,028 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,409 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,689 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,843 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 1,817 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,707 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,702 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,393 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 883 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 403 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 222 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 178 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 132 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 112 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 141 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 183 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 254 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 324 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 378 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 310 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 222 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 202 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 243 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 229 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 79 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 85 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 76 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 62 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 45 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,315 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,303 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,001 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,981 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,841 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,338 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Doug reached #170 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #7,301 in 1968. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Doug
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.