Douglas
Pronounced D AH1 G L AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1957
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Douglas?
Douglas is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 567,581 children — the 63rd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 40% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1957, when 16,849 children were given it.
Douglass is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Douglas and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Douglass
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AH1 G L AH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Douglas
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Douglas
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Douglas?
- Douglas ranks 63rd among boys' names in US records, with 567,581 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,700.
- Is Douglas a unisex name?
- No. Douglas is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Douglas most popular?
- 1957, when 16,849 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Douglas spelled?
- Douglass. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.