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Douglas

Boy's name · #807 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Douglas belongs to an older America first — it reached #23 back in 1942 — yet it still appears in today's records at #807. About 560,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#224 in England & Wales (2025) · #278 in Scotland (2025) · #298 in Sweden (2025) · #503 in Ecuador (2025) · #799 in Canada (2025) · #3,338 in Italy (2024) · #322 in New Zealand (2024) · #770 in Ireland (2023) · #4,061 in France (2023) · #2,187 in Austria (2020) · #418 in N. Ireland (2019) · #684 in Slovakia (2013) and 4 more.

Famous Douglases

• Douglas Adams — British science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)
• Douglas MacArthur — United States Army general (1880–1964)
• Douglas Engelbart — American engineer and inventor (1925–2013)
• Douglas Osheroff — American physicist (born 1945)
• Douglas Fairbanks — American actor and filmmaker (1883–1939)
• Douglas Luiz — Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
• Douglas Costa — Brazilian footballer (born 1990)
• Douglas Booth — British actor (born 1992)
• Douglas Murray — British author and political commentator (born 1979)
• Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig — British senior officer during the First World War (1861–1928)

In stories & tradition

• Douglas (Dr. Evil) — Austin Powers character
• Douglas McDuck — Donald Duck

What Douglases become

Among 2,405 notable people named Douglas:

Military figures appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Douglas MacArthur, United States Army general (1880–1964).

Similar names: Ronald · Donald · Keith · Don · Dwayne · Darren

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