Douglass vs Douglas

Side-by-side comparison of Douglass and Douglas - 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

Douglas

Boy name · Rank #848

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Douglass Douglas
2014 7 458
2015 8 437
2016 7 447
2017 8 413
2018 5 373
2019 6 374
2020 - 334
2021 - 347
2022 - 300
2023 - 354
2024 7 286
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, 1883–2024.

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