Douglas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Douglas is a masculine given name which originated from the surname Douglas. Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as a girl's name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the north of England.

From Wikipedia

Douglas first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 16,731 babies (rank #30 that year). In 2024 it was given to 283 boys (rank #853). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Douglas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Douglas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

561,781

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

16,731

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Douglas

Douglas Adamsscience fiction writer · b. 1952
Douglas MacArthurarmy officer · b. 1880
Douglas Engelbartinventor · b. 1925
Douglas Osheroffuniversity teacher · b. 1945
Douglas Fairbanksfilm screenwriter · b. 1883

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	29	#314
1881	16	#434
1882	32	#309
1883	33	#284
1884	36	#289
1885	30	#308
1886	35	#290
1887	34	#280
1888	50	#246
1889	39	#267
1890	38	#280
1891	33	#284
1892	57	#235
1893	56	#227
1894	66	#207
1895	61	#224
1896	72	#209
1897	58	#227
1898	71	#207
1899	73	#187
1900	107	#191
1901	83	#177
1902	76	#205
1903	100	#168
1904	64	#237
1905	85	#207
1906	99	#183
1907	99	#197
1908	111	#191
1909	126	#181
1910	169	#172
1911	169	#181
1912	350	#165
1913	428	#163
1914	502	#175
1915	734	#158
1916	815	#151
1917	981	#138
1918	1,432	#115
1919	1,328	#121
1920	1,657	#106
1921	1,566	#111
1922	1,636	#106
1923	1,613	#108
1924	1,676	#105
1925	1,677	#103
1926	1,778	#103
1927	1,821	#104
1928	1,912	#102
1929	1,965	#97
1930	2,166	#89
1931	2,203	#85
1932	2,284	#85
1933	2,252	#81
1934	2,541	#72
1935	2,529	#75
1936	2,375	#78
1937	2,610	#74
1938	3,508	#60
1939	3,564	#58
1940	3,732	#56
1941	4,146	#53
1942	11,234	#23
1943	8,235	#28
1944	6,998	#34
1945	7,394	#29
1946	8,334	#34
1947	9,893	#31
1948	9,470	#33
1949	11,321	#29
1950	12,265	#28
1951	13,902	#27
1952	13,680	#28
1953	14,139	#27
1954	14,704	#29
1955	15,309	#29
1956	16,390	#29
1957	16,731	#30
1958	15,797	#30
1959	15,287	#30
1960	15,137	#30
1961	15,971	#28
1962	15,926	#27
1963	15,086	#28
1964	14,603	#31
1965	12,788	#32
1966	11,403	#33
1967	11,434	#33
1968	11,407	#33
1969	11,238	#34
1970	10,410	#36
1971	8,738	#39
1972	7,389	#43
1973	6,595	#47
1974	5,842	#53
1975	5,346	#55
1976	5,228	#56
1977	5,297	#59
1978	5,150	#59
1979	5,169	#58
1980	5,180	#62
1981	4,788	#64
1982	4,512	#68
1983	4,182	#69
1984	4,142	#71
1985	4,021	#76
1986	3,763	#82
1987	3,803	#85
1988	3,654	#88
1989	3,701	#92
1990	3,544	#103
1991	3,156	#109
1992	2,630	#127
1993	2,462	#139
1994	2,162	#156
1995	1,946	#168
1996	1,792	#181
1997	1,586	#201
1998	1,403	#227
1999	1,290	#247
2000	1,173	#274
2001	1,081	#282
2002	953	#305
2003	976	#307
2004	799	#353
2005	822	#359
2006	824	#362
2007	757	#394
2008	687	#424
2009	589	#462
2010	536	#485
2011	505	#514
2012	452	#571
2013	492	#541
2014	458	#598
2015	436	#615
2016	447	#603
2017	413	#629
2018	373	#673
2019	373	#685
2020	334	#735
2021	347	#737
2022	299	#829
2023	354	#744
2024	283	#853