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

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Name B

Douglass

Boy name · Rank #9917

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Metric Doug Douglass
Current Rank Unranked #9917
Total Births (all years) 22,468 5,769
Peak Year 1962 1970
Peak Year Births 1,843 137
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Doug Douglass
1880s - 13
1890s - 11
1900s - 26
1910s 11 247
1920s 39 402
1930s 340 481
1940s 2,326 870
1950s 5,348 1,098
1960s 11,892 890
1970s 1,918 798
1980s 388 488
1990s 111 267
2000s 55 105
2010s 34 66
2020s 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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