Recorded 1934–1989 Boys' name Peak 1962 300 births

Dougles — boys' name

300 babies named Dougles in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s171940s701950s691960s1011970s331980s10
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Dougles was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dougles in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dougles

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Dougles between 1934 and 1989, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dougles currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dougles performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dougles shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dougles 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 300 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.

Dougles at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

300

Since 1934

56 years of records

Peak year

1962

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1934

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1989

Dougles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1934

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1962)
17
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 19891970196419591953194519401934 5

Dougles by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
101 births that decade — 34% of Dougles's all-time total
1930s171940s701950s691960s1011970s331980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dougles?
300 babies have been named Dougles since 1934. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1962 with 17 births.
When was Dougles most popular?
Dougles was most popular in the 1960s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Dougles been used?
Dougles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 56 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Dougles?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Douglas, Doug, Douglass, Doulgas, 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, 1934–1989 (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.