Douglass
A unisex name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning dark stream; a variant of douglas.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Douglass by the numbers
Douglass was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 138 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Sounds like Douglass
Names that are said the same way as Douglass, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Douglasdark stream; from Dubh glas222 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Douglass, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean water
Like Douglass, 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 Douglass
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