Doug vs Douglas

Side-by-side comparison of Doug and Douglas — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Doug

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Name B

Douglas

Boy name · Rank #851

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Metric Doug Douglas
Current Rank Unranked #851
Total Births (all years) 22,472 559,708
Peak Year 1962 1957
Peak Year Births 1,843 16,731
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Doug Douglas
1880ss — 334
1890ss — 585
1900ss — 950
1910ss 11 6,908
1920ss 39 17,301
1930ss 340 26,032
1940ss 2,326 80,757
1950ss 5,349 148,204
1960ss 11,895 134,993
1970ss 1,918 65,164
1980ss 388 41,746
1990ss 111 21,971
2000ss 55 8,661
2010ss 34 4,485
2020ss 6 1,617

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Doug Douglas
2014 — 458
2015 6 436
2016 — 447
2017 7 413
2018 6 373
2019 — 373
2020 — 334
2021 — 347
2022 — 299
2023 6 354
2024 — 283

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2023.

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