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How popular is the name Doug?
Births per year, rank history and how many Dougs are alive today.
Doug (male) is a shortened form of the name Douglas. Doug itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2023; most Dougs are registered as Douglas, which ranked 224th in 2025 with 222 babies.
Most people called Doug are registered as Douglas, and share that name's profile: the Douglas you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Douglases born in England and Wales are between 48 and 77, and there are at least 41,000 of them alive today. Only some Douglases go by Doug.
How many babies are named Doug or Douglas each year?
Combined registrations of Douglas, Doug. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Douglas rank as a registered name?
Where does Doug rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Doug short for Douglas?
Yes - Doug is a shortened form of Douglas. Dougs are usually registered as Douglas at birth.
When was the name Doug most popular?
The full name Douglas peaked in 1924, when around 2,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Doug itself peaked as a registered name in 2016, with 6 babies.
How many people are called Doug?
There's no official count of people who go by Doug, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 41,000 people registered as Douglas born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Doug.
How old is the typical Doug?
Most people called Doug are registered as Douglas. Most living Douglases are between 48 and 77; the most common age is about 62.
Is Doug becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.