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 #851

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Name B

Douglass

Boy name · Rank #9886

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Metric Douglas Douglass
Current Rank #851 #9886
Total Births (all years) 559,708 5,769
Peak Year 1957 1970
Peak Year Births 16,731 137
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Douglas Douglass
1880ss 334 13
1890ss 585 11
1900ss 950 26
1910ss 6,908 247
1920ss 17,301 402
1930ss 26,032 481
1940ss 80,757 870
1950ss 148,204 1,098
1960ss 134,993 890
1970ss 65,164 798
1980ss 41,746 488
1990ss 21,971 267
2000ss 8,661 105
2010ss 4,485 66
2020ss 1,617 7

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Douglas Douglass
2014 458 7
2015 436 8
2016 447 7
2017 413 8
2018 373 5
2019 373 6
2020 334 —
2021 347 —
2022 299 —
2023 354 —
2024 283 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, 1880–2024.

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