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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Doug

Doug was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 170th with 1,843 babies. More babies were named Doug in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
19621,843 babies
Total since 1880
22,473babies recorded

Doug popularity since 1880

05001k1.5k2k 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1968.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#7,6388
1990#3,64916
1980#1,09169
1970#385437
1960#1821,704
1950#494183
1940#65785
1930#2,48211
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Doug, counting every spelling?

Doug has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Doug?

About 16,600 people born in the US named Doug are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 60 and 67. That makes Doug a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Doug by state

How common Doug was among boys born in each state in 1960–1964, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (4.5×), Oregon (3.7×), Utah (3.4×), Montana (3.2×), Washington (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Louisiana.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.74 per 1,000 babiesWI0.74Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 2.4 per 1,000 babiesWA2.4Idaho: 3.7 per 1,000 babiesID3.7Montana: 2.6 per 1,000 babiesMT2.6North Dakota: 1.2 per 1,000 babiesND1.2Minnesota: 1.2 per 1,000 babiesMN1.2Illinois: 0.85 per 1,000 babiesIL0.85Michigan: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesMI1.0New York: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesNY0.26Massachusetts: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesMA0.27Oregon: 3.0 per 1,000 babiesOR3.0Nevada: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesNV1.1Wyoming: 2.1 per 1,000 babiesWY2.1South Dakota: 2.1 per 1,000 babiesSD2.1Iowa: 1.9 per 1,000 babiesIA1.9Indiana: 1.6 per 1,000 babiesIN1.6Ohio: 1.3 per 1,000 babiesOH1.3Pennsylvania: 0.49 per 1,000 babiesPA0.49New Jersey: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.38Connecticut: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesCT0.23Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesCA1.0Utah: 2.7 per 1,000 babiesUT2.7Colorado: 1.5 per 1,000 babiesCO1.5Nebraska: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesNE1.4Missouri: 1.5 per 1,000 babiesMO1.5Kentucky: 0.96 per 1,000 babiesKY0.96West Virginia: 0.66 per 1,000 babiesWV0.66Virginia: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesVA0.46Maryland: 0.52 per 1,000 babiesMD0.52Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.91 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.91New Mexico: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesNM0.67Kansas: 1.8 per 1,000 babiesKS1.8Arkansas: 0.96 per 1,000 babiesAR0.96Tennessee: 0.70 per 1,000 babiesTN0.70North Carolina: 0.54 per 1,000 babiesNC0.54South Carolina: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesSC0.43District of Columbia: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesDC0.23Oklahoma: 1.3 per 1,000 babiesOK1.3Louisiana: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesLA0.23Mississippi: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesMS0.39Alabama: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesAL0.40Georgia: 0.50 per 1,000 babiesGA0.50Hawaii: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesHI0.46Texas: 0.62 per 1,000 babiesTX0.62Florida: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesFL0.63
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Doug, boys, 1960–1964. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Doug: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Doug, they share its era and feel.

Doug is also a nickname for Douglas.

Questions about the name Doug

How popular is the name Doug?

Doug was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 170th with 1,843 babies. More babies were named Doug in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Doug a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Doug in the US.

Where was Doug most popular?

In 1960–1964, Doug was most common in Idaho (3.69 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Utah.