Douglass vs Doug

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

Name A

Douglass

Boy name · Rank #9917

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Name B

Doug

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

Births by Decade

Decade Douglass Doug
1880s 13 -
1890s 11 -
1900s 26 -
1910s 247 11
1920s 402 39
1930s 481 340
1940s 870 2,326
1950s 1,098 5,348
1960s 890 11,892
1970s 798 1,918
1980s 488 388
1990s 267 111
2000s 105 55
2010s 66 34
2020s 7 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Douglass Doug
2014 7 -
2015 8 6
2016 7 -
2017 8 7
2018 5 6
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, 1883–2024.

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