Douglas vs Douglass

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

Name A

Douglas

Boy name · Rank #848

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Name B

Douglass

Boy name · Rank #9917

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Metric Douglas Douglass
Current Rank #848 #9917
Total Births (all years) 560,013 5,769
Peak Year 1957 1970
Peak Year Births 16,730 137
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Douglas Douglass
1880s 334 13
1890s 585 11
1900s 950 26
1910s 6,908 247
1920s 17,301 402
1930s 26,031 481
1940s 80,760 870
1950s 148,205 1,098
1960s 134,989 890
1970s 65,155 798
1980s 41,746 488
1990s 21,972 267
2000s 8,661 105
2010s 4,487 66
2020s 1,929 7

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Douglas Douglass
2014 458 7
2015 437 8
2016 447 7
2017 413 8
2018 373 5
2019 374 6
2020 334 -
2021 347 -
2022 300 -
2023 354 -
2024 286 7
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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