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 #848

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Metric Doug Douglas
Current Rank Unranked #848
Total Births (all years) 22,468 560,013
Peak Year 1962 1957
Peak Year Births 1,843 16,730
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Doug Douglas
1880s - 334
1890s - 585
1900s - 950
1910s 11 6,908
1920s 39 17,301
1930s 340 26,031
1940s 2,326 80,760
1950s 5,348 148,205
1960s 11,892 134,989
1970s 1,918 65,155
1980s 388 41,746
1990s 111 21,972
2000s 55 8,661
2010s 34 4,487
2020s 6 1,929

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Doug Douglas
2014 - 458
2015 6 437
2016 - 447
2017 7 413
2018 6 373
2019 - 374
2020 - 334
2021 - 347
2022 - 300
2023 6 354
2024 - 286
2025 - 308

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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