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How popular is the name Dougie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Dougies are alive today.
Dougie (male) is a shortened form of the name Douglas. Although Dougie itself was given to 164 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 277th as a registered name), most Dougies are registered as Douglas, which ranked 224th in 2025 with 222 babies.
Most people called Dougie are registered as Douglas, and share that name's profile: the Douglas you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old - or else around 5: the name has two living generations. Half of all Douglases born in England and Wales are between 46 and 76, and there are at least 43,000 of them alive today. Only some Douglases go by Dougie.
How many babies are named Dougie or Douglas each year?
Combined registrations of Douglas, Dougie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Douglas rank as a registered name?
Where does Dougie 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 Dougie short for Douglas?
Yes - Dougie is a shortened form of Douglas. Dougies are usually registered as Douglas at birth.
When was the name Dougie most popular?
The full name Douglas peaked in 1924, when around 2,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Dougie itself peaked as a registered name in 2025, with 164 babies.
How many people are called Dougie?
There's no official count of people who go by Dougie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 43,000 people registered as Douglas born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Dougie.
How old is the typical Dougie?
Most people called Dougie are registered as Douglas. Most living Douglases are between 46 and 76; the most common age is about 62. There is a second cluster around 5.
Is Dougie 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.