Douglas
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Douglas
Douglas, and more particularly its nickname, Doug, had a real romantic swagger in the 1950s and 1960s dating back to swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks, but today is more likely to conjure up your mom's prom date. Originally a Celtic river name, it became attached to a powerful Scottish clan, renowned for their strength and courage. In its earliest incarnation, Douglas was used equally for girls and boys.
Douglas for boys#807 US
Douglas has been on the popularity list for as long as US records have been kept, for a considerable period in the Top 100, often used to honor World War II General Douglas MacArthur.
Douglas for girls
Now a mostly-male name, in its earliest incarnation Douglas was used equally for girls and boys and could certainly make a comeback as one of the new boy names for girls".
Pronounced DUG-lus.
As of October 2026, Douglas ranked #807 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #23 in 1942, Nameberry popularity #531.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #598 | 458 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #615 | 436 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #603 | 447 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #629 | 413 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #673 | 373 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #685 | 373 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #735 | 334 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #737 | 347 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #829 | 299 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #744 | 354 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #853 | 283 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #807 | 308 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Douglas for boys
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- Douglas Dean OsheroffBoy
American physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Douglas Fairbanks (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman)Boy
American actor
- Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr.Boy
American actor and WWII naval officer
- Douglas MacArthurBoy
American WWII general
- Douglas ColvinBoy
birth name of Dee Dee Ramone, German,American musician; bassist for punk band The Ramones
- Douglas CouplandBoy
Canadian novelist
- Douglas John BoothBoy
English actor
- Douglas Noel AdamsBoy
English novelist
- Douglas Robert JardineBoy
English cricketer
- Douglas MawsonBoy
Australian Antarctic explorer
- Douglas SmithBoy
Canadian actor
- Douglas "Doug" BensonBoy
American comedian
- Douglas CostaBoy
Brazilian footballer
Douglas in pop culture
- DouglasBoy
engine on animated series "Thomas the Tank Engine," twin of Donald
- Douglas Yancey "Doug" FunnieBoy
title character of animated series "Doug"
- Douglas ReynholmBoy
character on British TV series "The IT Crowd"
- Douglas SpaldingBoy
character in Ray Bradbury's "Dandelion Wine"
- Douglas VarneyBoy
character in movie "Better Living Through Chemistry"
- Dr. Douglas ReidBoy
character in DC Universe
- Douglas RichardsonBoy
pilot on British radio series "Cabin Pressure"
- Grant Douglas WardBoy
character on TV's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD"
- "DouglasBoy
" play by John Home and its main character
- Dr. Douglas "Doug" RossBoy
main character on "ER" tv series (played by George Clooney)
- Douglas ForresterBoy
character on "The Bold & the Beautiful"
- Douglas DavenportBoy
character on TV's "Lab Rats"
- Douglas ArcherBoy
character from "SS,GB", father of Douglas Archer Jr.
- Douglas FacklerBoy
character in the "Police Academy" Film series