The baby name Douglas appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1956 with 21,337 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Douglas has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 167 |
| 1911 | 146 |
| 1912 | 336 |
| 1913 | 421 |
| 1914 | 536 |
| 1915 | 754 |
| 1916 | 911 |
| 1917 | 1,143 |
| 1918 | 1,689 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1919 | 1,549 |
| 1920 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,864 |
| 1922 | 2,018 |
| 1923 | 1,920 |
| 1924 | 1,985 |
| 1925 | 2,004 |
| 1926 | 2,185 |
| 1927 | 2,143 |
| 1928 | 2,194 |
| 1929 | 2,273 |
| 1930 | 2,719 |
| 1931 | 2,693 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1932 | 2,709 |
| 1933 | 2,655 |
| 1934 | 2,940 |
| 1935 | 2,955 |
| 1936 | 2,902 |
| 1937 | 3,112 |
| 1938 | 3,904 |
| 1939 | 3,781 |
| 1940 | 4,330 |
| 1941 | 4,888 |
| 1942 | 13,897 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1943 | 10,396 |
| 1944 | 8,712 |
| 1945 | 8,948 |
| 1946 | 9,597 |
| 1947 | 12,266 |
| 1948 | 12,171 |
| 1949 | 14,264 |
| 1950 | 15,156 |
| 1951 | 16,806 |
| 1952 | 16,702 |
| 1953 | 18,358 |
| 1954 | 18,564 |
| 1955 | 20,607 |
| 1956 | 21,337 |
| 1957 | 21,227 |
| 1958 | 20,177 |
| 1959 | 10 |
| 1959 | 18,460 |
| 1960 | 19,399 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1961 | 19,283 |
| 1962 | 19,500 |
| 1963 | 19,423 |
| 1964 | 18,203 |
| 1965 | 16,554 |
| 1966 | 13,945 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1967 | 14,058 |
| 1968 | 13,958 |
| 1969 | 13,693 |
| 1970 | 12,326 |
| 1971 | 10,545 |
| 1972 | 8,746 |
| 1973 | 7,904 |
| 1974 | 6,936 |
| 1975 | 6,269 |
| 1976 | 6,103 |
| 1977 | 6,990 |
| 1978 | 6,362 |
| 1979 | 6,282 |
| 1980 | 6,446 |
| 1981 | 5,295 |
| 1982 | 4,978 |
| 1983 | 4,757 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1984 | 4,506 |
| 1985 | 4,126 |
| 1986 | 4,567 |
| 1987 | 4,128 |
| 1988 | 3,916 |
| 1989 | 3,983 |
| 1990 | 3,743 |
| 1991 | 3,324 |
| 1992 | 2,993 |
| 1993 | 2,920 |
| 1994 | 2,640 |
| 1995 | 2,299 |
| 1996 | 2,025 |
| 1997 | 1,811 |
| 1998 | 1,626 |
| 1999 | 1,529 |
| 2000 | 1,297 |
| 2001 | 1,139 |
| 2002 | 1,113 |
| 2003 | 1,065 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2004 | 947 |
| 2005 | 975 |
| 2006 | 997 |
| 2007 | 757 |
| 2008 | 771 |
| 2009 | 645 |
| 2010 | 559 |
| 2011 | 508 |
| 2012 | 460 |
| 2013 | 538 |
| 2014 | 463 |
| 2015 | 511 |
| 2016 | 592 |
| 2017 | 470 |
| 2018 | 373 |
| 2019 | 435 |
| 2020 | 318 |
| 2021 | 363 |
| 2022 | 296 |
| 2023 | 336 |
| 2024 | 256 |