Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Douglas
Endangered
Down 98.2% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
16,730
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Douglas
How many people are named Douglas?
An estimated 363,831 living Americans are named Douglas.
How rare is Douglas?
Douglas is uncommon among babies today, with 308 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.2% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Douglas?
The median age of a living American named Douglas is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 50 and 69 years old.
Is Douglas still popular?
No. Douglas is endangered as a baby name, down 98.2% from its 1957 peak with 308 births in 2025.
Where is Douglas most common?
Douglas has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 4.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
98.2%
2025
308
All-time
560,013
Where it lives now
Douglas is most concentrated in Utah — about 3.4× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Douglas is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.