Doug
Short form of Douglas, a Scottish surname taken from a place name built on the Gaelic dubh, black, and glas, stream.
Doug in 2025
Doug was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Doug has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Doug
Doug reached its highest point in 1962, when 1,843 babies were given the name, ranking 370th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 369th, in 1961.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 22,473 babies have been named Doug. Half of them were born before 1961, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Doug by decade
| Decade | Babies named Doug | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 7,436 |
| 1920s | 39 | 5,712 |
| 1930s | 340 | 1,429 |
| 1940s | 2,326 | 767 |
| 1950s | 5,348 | 381 |
| 1960s | 11,897 | 369 |
| 1970s | 1,918 | 843 |
| 1980s | 388 | 2,647 |
| 1990s | 111 | 7,678 |
| 2000s | 55 | 17,104 |
| 2010s | 34 | 20,286 |
| 2020s | 6 | 23,062 |
Where Doug is heading
Doug has fallen 100% over the past decade, from 6 babies in 2015 to 0 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1962 peak — Doug is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Doug
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Doug.