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 #9886

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Name B

Douglas

Boy name · Rank #851

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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