Douglas
Boy nameDouglas has been given to 562,086 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1957 and currently ranks #807 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈdʌɡləs/
From a place name, Scottish Gaelic dubh (“black”) + glais (“stream”).
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
562,086
Peak year
1957 (16,765 babies)
Rank in 2025
#807 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -30%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Douglas
Ray Bradbury
American author and screenwriter (1920–2012)
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)
Douglas Engelbart
American engineer and inventor (1925–2013)
Douglas Osheroff
American physicist
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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