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Douglass

Douglass was most popular in 1970, when 137 boys got the name. In 2025, fewer than 5 boys were named Douglass.

5,795babies since 1880
1970most popular year
#575best rank, 1942
n/arank in 2025

Babies named Douglass each year in the US

Girls Boys

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DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s013
1890s011
1900s026
1910s0247
1920s11402
1930s5481
1940s5870
1950s51,098
1960s0890
1970s0798
1980s0488
1990s0267
2000s0105
2010s066
2020s07

Douglass in other countries

Out of every 10,000 boys born each year, how many were named Douglass.

US England and Wales

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CountryTop yearAt peak2025 rank
US 1970 1 in 13,564 n/a
England and Wales 1929 1 in 32,029 n/a

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Where the counts come from: the US from Social Security card records from 1880 (names given to at least 5 babies in a year; years before about 1937 count fewer people, because the cards started then), and before 1880 from Douglas Galbi's tables of a census sample. England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics from 1996, and before that from Stephen Bush's study of local birth records, a sample of about 120,000 births a year (CC BY 4.0). Scotland from National Records of Scotland. Northern Ireland from NISRA. France from INSEE, first names and last names. Italy from ISTAT (CC BY 4.0), the top 50 names a year. Berlin from the city's open data (CC BY 3.0 DE), counting only the first of a child's names. UK figures are Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence. US last names from the 2020 census, and before 1850 from the 1790 census. Irish last names from Robert Matheson's report on the births of 1890. Italian last names from the City of Florence (CC BY 4.0). Norwegian last names from Statistics Norway (CC BY 4.0).

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