Recorded 1925–1931 Boys' name Peak 1925 15 births

Dougald — boys' name

15 babies named Dougald in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s5
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Dougald was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

5 babies were named Dougald in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dougald

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Dougald between 1925 and 1931, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dougald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dougald performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dougald shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dougald in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dougald at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

15

Since 1925

7 years of records

Peak year

1925

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1925

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1931

Dougald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1925

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 193119291925 5

Dougald by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Dougald's all-time total
1920s101930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dougald?
15 babies have been named Dougald since 1925. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Dougald most popular?
Dougald was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Dougald been used?
Dougald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 7 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Dougald?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Douglas, Doug, Douglass, Dougles, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.