Recorded 1915–2022 Boys' name Peak 1942 207 births

Duglas — boys' name

207 babies named Duglas in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s591930s201940s311950s71960s51970s101980s71990s412000s172020s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Duglas was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

13 babies were named Duglas in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duglas

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Duglas between 1915 and 2022, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duglas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duglas performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Duglas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Duglas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duglas 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 207 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.

Duglas at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

207

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1942

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Duglas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1915

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1942)
13
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
468101214 202219991991197019451934192619221915 5

Duglas by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
59 births that decade — 29% of Duglas's all-time total
1910s51920s591930s201940s311950s71960s51970s101980s71990s412000s172020s5

Duglas by state

Where Duglas concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Duglas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.4%
Georgia share of Duglas's total US births 2.4%

5 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duglas?
207 babies have been named Duglas since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1942 with 13 births.
When was Duglas most popular?
Duglas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Duglas most popular?
The top states for the name Duglas are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Duglas been used?
Duglas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 108 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Duglas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dugan, Dugald. 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, 1915–2022 (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.