Douglas
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning dark stream; from Dubh glas.
Babies a year
222
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#807
up from #853
UK popularity
#224
222 babies · up from #257
How Douglas has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #615 |
| 2016 | #603 |
| 2017 | #630 |
| 2018 | #672 |
| 2019 | #685 |
| 2020 | #734 |
| 2021 | #737 |
| 2022 | #828 |
| 2023 | #743 |
| 2024 | #853 |
| 2025 | #807 |
In 2025, 222 babies in England and Wales were named Douglas. In the US, 411 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 16,724 in 1957.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Douglas was most common in 1955, when it went to 0.73% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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