NameTides

Douglas

Douglas was the #807 boys' name in the US in 2025 (308 babies), and #224 in England & Wales and #799 in Canada.

Douglas as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Douglas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Douglas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#807 (308)#224 (222)#278 (13)——#799 (33)—
2024#848 (286)#257 (182)#290 (13)——#902 (28)—
2023#743 (354)#263 (174)#249 (16)—#770 (3)#1,043 (22)—
2022#827 (300)#253 (184)#217 (19)—#454 (7)#876 (28)—
2021#737 (347)#227 (223)#213 (21)——#784 (33)—
2020#737 (334)#253 (188)#186 (24)——#706 (36)—
2019#684 (374)#261 (188)#233 (19)#418 (3)#764 (3)#722 (34)—
2018#673 (373)#279 (179)#310 (12)—#749 (3)#572 (47)—
2017#629 (413)#290 (173)#250 (18)——#623 (42)—
2016#603 (447)#289 (175)#290 (14)——#681 (38)—
2015#615 (437)#305 (152)#273 (15)#342 (4)#503 (6)#774 (31)—
2014#598 (458)#276 (171)#216 (23)—#508 (6)#525 (53)—
2013#541 (492)#338 (122)#201 (25)—#534 (5)#695 (35)—
2012#570 (452)#314 (144)#207 (25)——#704 (34)—
2011#513 (505)#384 (103)#246 (16)—#540 (5)#699 (34)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1942 at #23.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,600 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Douglas is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,800 to 1 in 7,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Douglas by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #639WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: #413MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #506PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #957CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #587VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #974TXFlorida: #809FL
Douglas (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1239

Douglas (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DouglasCanadaBoys#79933
DouglasEngland & WalesBoys#224222
DouglasIrelandBoys—too few
DouglasNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DouglasNSWBoys—too few
DouglasScotlandBoys#27813
DouglasUSGirls—too few
DouglasUSBoys#807308