Douglas vs Doug

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

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Douglas

Boy name · Rank #848

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Name B

Doug

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Douglas Doug
2014 458 -
2015 437 6
2016 447 -
2017 413 7
2018 373 6
2019 374 -
2020 334 -
2021 347 -
2022 300 -
2023 354 6
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, 1880–2025.

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