Is Douglas a boy or girl name?
Douglas is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 283 boys were named Douglas, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 561,781 US babies named Douglas were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #853
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Douglas since 1880
- 561,781
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 16,766 babies
Boys and girls named Douglas, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 585 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 950 | 10 | 1% |
| 1910s | 6,908 | 114 | 1.6% |
| 1920s | 17,301 | 185 | 1.1% |
| 1930s | 26,032 | 152 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 80,757 | 240 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 148,204 | 298 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 134,993 | 424 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 65,164 | 316 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 41,746 | 278 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 21,971 | 50 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 8,661 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 4,485 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,617 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 283 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 354 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 299 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 347 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 334 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 373 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 373 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 413 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 447 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 436 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 458 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 492 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 452 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 505 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 536 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 589 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 687 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 757 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 824 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 822 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 799 | #353 | 6 | #14,662 |
| 2003 | 976 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 953 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,081 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,173 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,290 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,403 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,586 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,792 | #181 | 5 | #14,135 |
| 1995 | 1,946 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 2,162 | #156 | 5 | #14,072 |
| 1993 | 2,462 | #139 | 12 | #7,153 |
| 1992 | 2,630 | #127 | 5 | #13,908 |
| 1991 | 3,156 | #109 | 10 | #8,140 |
| 1990 | 3,544 | #103 | 13 | #6,574 |
| 1989 | 3,701 | #92 | 17 | #5,107 |
| 1988 | 3,654 | #88 | 31 | #3,177 |
| 1987 | 3,803 | #85 | 24 | #3,649 |
| 1986 | 3,763 | #82 | 16 | #4,788 |
| 1985 | 4,021 | #76 | 35 | #2,717 |
| 1984 | 4,142 | #71 | 34 | #2,691 |
| 1983 | 4,182 | #69 | 31 | #2,803 |
| 1982 | 4,512 | #68 | 27 | #3,197 |
| 1981 | 4,788 | #64 | 34 | #2,672 |
| 1980 | 5,180 | #62 | 29 | #3,016 |
| 1979 | 5,169 | #58 | 29 | #2,948 |
| 1978 | 5,150 | #59 | 30 | #2,760 |
| 1977 | 5,297 | #59 | 30 | #2,734 |
| 1976 | 5,228 | #56 | 23 | #3,117 |
| 1975 | 5,346 | #55 | 32 | #2,470 |
| 1974 | 5,842 | #53 | 22 | #3,135 |
| 1973 | 6,595 | #47 | 25 | #2,774 |
| 1972 | 7,389 | #43 | 39 | #2,031 |
| 1971 | 8,738 | #39 | 43 | #1,979 |
| 1970 | 10,410 | #36 | 43 | #1,959 |
| 1969 | 11,238 | #34 | 41 | #1,961 |
| 1968 | 11,407 | #33 | 47 | #1,716 |
| 1967 | 11,434 | #33 | 53 | #1,544 |
| 1966 | 11,403 | #33 | 45 | #1,675 |
| 1965 | 12,788 | #32 | 50 | #1,580 |
| 1964 | 14,603 | #31 | 34 | #2,046 |
| 1963 | 15,086 | #28 | 30 | #2,178 |
| 1962 | 15,926 | #27 | 41 | #1,793 |
| 1961 | 15,971 | #28 | 50 | #1,604 |
| 1960 | 15,137 | #30 | 33 | #1,992 |
| 1959 | 15,287 | #30 | 53 | #1,480 |
| 1958 | 15,797 | #30 | 26 | #2,225 |
| 1957 | 16,731 | #30 | 35 | #1,850 |
| 1956 | 16,390 | #29 | 32 | #1,906 |
| 1955 | 15,309 | #29 | 29 | #1,989 |
| 1954 | 14,704 | #29 | 20 | #2,465 |
| 1953 | 14,139 | #27 | 23 | #2,188 |
| 1952 | 13,680 | #28 | 24 | #2,085 |
| 1951 | 13,902 | #27 | 31 | #1,746 |
| 1950 | 12,265 | #28 | 25 | #1,922 |
| 1949 | 11,321 | #29 | 20 | #2,230 |
| 1948 | 9,470 | #33 | 37 | #1,523 |
| 1947 | 9,893 | #31 | 18 | #2,373 |
| 1946 | 8,334 | #34 | 20 | #2,108 |
| 1945 | 7,394 | #29 | 21 | #1,839 |
| 1944 | 6,998 | #34 | 23 | #1,759 |
| 1943 | 8,235 | #28 | 28 | #1,602 |
| 1942 | 11,234 | #23 | 38 | #1,306 |
| 1941 | 4,146 | #53 | 17 | #2,038 |
| 1940 | 3,732 | #56 | 18 | #1,909 |
| 1939 | 3,564 | #58 | 9 | #2,977 |
| 1938 | 3,508 | #60 | 16 | #2,042 |
| 1937 | 2,610 | #74 | 8 | #3,221 |
| 1936 | 2,375 | #78 | 13 | #2,300 |
| 1935 | 2,529 | #75 | 16 | #2,023 |
| 1934 | 2,541 | #72 | 16 | #2,019 |
| 1933 | 2,252 | #81 | 14 | #2,193 |
| 1932 | 2,284 | #85 | 14 | #2,269 |
| 1931 | 2,203 | #85 | 19 | #1,817 |
| 1930 | 2,166 | #89 | 27 | #1,507 |
| 1929 | 1,965 | #97 | 22 | #1,722 |
| 1928 | 1,912 | #102 | 20 | #1,919 |
| 1927 | 1,821 | #104 | 15 | #2,362 |
| 1926 | 1,778 | #103 | 17 | #2,187 |
| 1925 | 1,677 | #103 | 23 | #1,809 |
| 1924 | 1,676 | #105 | 24 | #1,779 |
| 1923 | 1,613 | #108 | 18 | #2,109 |
| 1922 | 1,636 | #106 | 9 | #3,451 |
| 1921 | 1,566 | #111 | 16 | #2,314 |
| 1920 | 1,657 | #106 | 21 | #1,901 |
| 1919 | 1,328 | #121 | 25 | #1,611 |
| 1918 | 1,432 | #115 | 14 | #2,413 |
| 1917 | 981 | #138 | 19 | #1,863 |
| 1916 | 815 | #151 | 15 | #2,162 |
| 1915 | 734 | #158 | 13 | #2,291 |
| 1914 | 502 | #175 | 10 | #2,307 |
| 1913 | 428 | #163 | 9 | #2,199 |
| 1912 | 350 | #165 | 9 | #2,021 |
| 1911 | 169 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 169 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 126 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 111 | #191 | 5 | #2,197 |
| 1907 | 99 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 99 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 85 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 64 | #237 | 5 | #1,964 |
| 1903 | 100 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 76 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 83 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 107 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 73 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 71 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 58 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 72 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 61 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 66 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 56 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 57 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 33 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 38 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 39 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 50 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 34 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 35 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 30 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 36 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 33 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 32 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 16 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 29 | #314 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Douglas reached #23 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #1,306 in 1942. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Douglas
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.