Doug
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning dark stream; a form of douglas.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Doug by the numbers
Doug was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,846 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Doug, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean water
Like Doug, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Doug
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