Doug vs Douglass

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

Name A

Doug

Boy name

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Name B

Douglass

Boy name · Rank #9886

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Metric Doug Douglass
Current Rank Unranked #9886
Total Births (all years) 22,472 5,769
Peak Year 1962 1970
Peak Year Births 1,843 137
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Doug Douglass
1880ss — 13
1890ss — 11
1900ss — 26
1910ss 11 247
1920ss 39 402
1930ss 340 481
1940ss 2,326 870
1950ss 5,349 1,098
1960ss 11,895 890
1970ss 1,918 798
1980ss 388 488
1990ss 111 267
2000ss 55 105
2010ss 34 66
2020ss 6 7

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Doug Douglass
2014 — 7
2015 6 8
2016 — 7
2017 7 8
2018 6 5
2019 — 6
2023 6 —
2024 — 7

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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