Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- From the dark river. The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) The lords of these clans figure in Sir Walter Scotts novels.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Douglass
Pronunciation
do(u)-gla-ss, doug-lass
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #708, 138 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #4465, 6 births); most recent 1951 (rank #5413, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 7 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 6 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data