Is Douglass a boy or girl name?
Douglass was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 5,795 US babies named Douglass were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,135
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Douglass since 1883
- 5,795
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 137 babies
Boys and girls named Douglass, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 402 | 11 | 2.7% |
| 1930s | 481 | 5 | 1% |
| 1940s | 870 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 1,098 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 890 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 798 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 488 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 267 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,135 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,129 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,668 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,063 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,933 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,963 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,917 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,929 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,333 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,245 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,143 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,213 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,227 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,544 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,808 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,113 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,972 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,205 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,459 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,639 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,402 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,468 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,928 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,321 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,949 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 57 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 52 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 60 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 73 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 77 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 97 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 121 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 137 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 132 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 106 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 67 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 72 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 64 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 79 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 84 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 103 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 89 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 94 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 101 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 97 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 118 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 114 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 99 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 116 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 105 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 122 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 117 | #652 | 5 | #5,629 |
| 1950 | 109 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 132 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 113 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 101 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 84 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 64 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 71 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 81 | #715 | 5 | #4,850 |
| 1942 | 116 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 53 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 55 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 56 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 75 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 46 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 41 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,063 | 5 | #4,385 |
| 1934 | 47 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 42 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 52 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 46 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 34 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 50 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 38 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,075 | 5 | #5,278 |
| 1923 | 42 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 39 | #1,147 | 6 | #4,619 |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 49 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 37 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #822 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Douglass reached #575 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #4,385 in 1935. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Douglass
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.