Douglas Name Popularity

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How popular is Douglas?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Douglas, ranked the 672nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Douglas has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #23 in 1942.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 16,728 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Douglas was 16 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Douglas occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1904-1920, 1927-1930, 1935-1942, and 1945-1956, whereas 1962-1966, 1967-1975, 1979-1983, 1988-2002, and 2006-2010 were years of successive downward movement.

Douglas's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Douglas lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Douglas?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Douglas still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Douglas is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Douglas (Girl)		Douglas (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	371	672
2017		< 5	--	411	630
2016		< 5	--	447	603
2015		< 5	--	434	616
2014		< 5	--	456	598
2013		< 5	--	491	541
2012		< 5	--	452	570
2011		< 5	--	503	513
2010		< 5	--	534	485
2009		< 5	--	588	463
2008		< 5	--	687	424
2007		< 5	--	756	395
2006		< 5	--	824	362
2005		< 5	--	821	359
2004		6	14,653	799	352
2003		< 5	--	976	307
2002		< 5	--	952	305
2001		< 5	--	1,081	282
2000		< 5	--	1,173	274
1999		< 5	--	1,291	247
1998		< 5	--	1,402	227
1997		< 5	--	1,585	201
1996		5	14,133	1,791	181
1995		< 5	--	1,946	167
1994		5	14,070	2,161	156
1993		12	7,154	2,461	139
1992		5	13,906	2,630	126
1991		10	8,138	3,155	109
1990		13	6,572	3,542	103
1989		17	5,105	3,700	92
1988		31	3,175	3,654	88
1987		24	3,648	3,803	85
1986		16	4,788	3,761	83
1985		35	2,713	4,025	76
1984		34	2,691	4,144	71
1983		31	2,803	4,182	69
1982		27	3,195	4,514	68
1981		34	2,669	4,790	64
1980		29	3,015	5,180	62
1979		29	2,947	5,171	58
1978		30	2,756	5,149	59
1977		30	2,733	5,300	59
1976		23	3,116	5,233	56
1975		32	2,469	5,354	55
1974		22	3,130	5,847	53
1973		25	2,771	6,600	47
1972		39	2,030	7,392	43
1971		43	1,978	8,737	39
1970		43	1,958	10,415	36
1969		41	1,961	11,247	34
1968		47	1,715	11,411	33
1967		53	1,545	11,431	33
1966		45	1,674	11,404	33
1965		50	1,579	12,789	32
1964		34	2,045	14,606	31
1963		30	2,179	15,100	28
1962		41	1,793	15,917	27
1961		49	1,615	15,964	28
1960		35	1,932	15,146	30
1959		52	1,502	15,279	30
1958		27	2,173	15,775	30
1957		34	1,880	16,728	30
1956		33	1,879	16,359	29
1955		29	1,989	15,317	29
1954		20	2,465	14,702	29
1953		23	2,189	14,143	27
1952		24	2,086	13,684	28
1951		32	1,714	13,898	27
1950		25	1,921	12,264	28
1949		20	2,232	11,323	29
1948		37	1,523	9,469	33
1947		18	2,374	9,896	31
1946		20	2,108	8,333	34
1945		21	1,839	7,393	29
1944		23	1,758	6,997	34
1943		28	1,602	8,238	28
1942		38	1,306	11,231	23
1941		17	2,038	4,147	53
1940		18	1,910	3,732	56
1939		9	2,978	3,564	58
1938		16	2,044	3,509	60
1937		8	3,221	2,606	74
1936		13	2,300	2,375	78
1935		16	2,022	2,527	75
1934		16	2,020	2,541	72
1933		14	2,192	2,251	81
1932		14	2,270	2,287	84
1931		19	1,817	2,202	85
1930		27	1,507	2,166	89
1929		22	1,719	1,966	97
1928		20	1,918	1,912	102
1927		15	2,362	1,820	104
1926		17	2,187	1,779	102
1925		23	1,809	1,677	103
1924		24	1,779	1,676	105
1923		18	2,109	1,614	108
1922		9	3,452	1,636	106
1921		16	2,314	1,566	111
1920		21	1,901	1,657	106
1919		25	1,611	1,328	121
1918		14	2,414	1,432	115
1917		19	1,863	981	138
1916		15	2,162	816	151
1915		13	2,291	734	158
1914		10	2,307	502	175
1913		9	2,199	428	163
1912		9	2,022	350	165
1911		< 5	--	169	181
1910		< 5	--	169	172
1909		< 5	--	126	181
1908		5	2,197	111	191
1907		< 5	--	99	197
1906		< 5	--	99	183
1905		< 5	--	85	207
1904		5	1,964	64	237
1903		< 5	--	100	168
1902		< 5	--	76	205
1901		< 5	--	83	177
1900		< 5	--	107	191
1899		< 5	--	73	187
1898		< 5	--	71	207
1897		< 5	--	58	227
1896		< 5	--	72	209
1895		< 5	--	61	224
1894		< 5	--	66	207
1893		< 5	--	56	227
1892		< 5	--	57	235
1891		< 5	--	33	284
1890		< 5	--	38	280
1889		< 5	--	39	267
1888		< 5	--	50	246
1887		< 5	--	34	280
1886		< 5	--	35	290
1885		< 5	--	30	308
1884		< 5	--	36	289
1883		< 5	--	33	284
1882		< 5	--	32	309
1881		< 5	--	16	434
1880		< 5	--	29	314

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.