DOUGLAS
The meaning of the unisex name Douglas is DWELLS BY THE DARK STREAM
Details on DOUGLAS:
- Gender:
- Unisex
- Meaning(s):
- From the dark river. the scottish douglas clan had two historical branches: (black douglases and
- Popularity for Boy:
- 1,789th in the USA (top 10%)
- Popularity for Girl:
- 25,698th in the USA (bottom 30%)
- Origin(s)
- Themes / lists:
Latest USA SSA birth information:
283 births
DOUGLAS as a BOY in 2024
6 births
DOUGLAS as a GIRL in 2004
The meaning(s) of DOUGLAS:
The name Douglas is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.
The name Douglas is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.
The name Douglas is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark stranger.
The name Douglas is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark water.In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys.
The name Douglas is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dwells by the dark stream.
The name Douglas is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Douglas is: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or 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 Scott's novels.
The name Douglas is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Douglas is: King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas.
USA SSA birth(s) for DOUGLAS:
Here is the latest 16 years from USA social security list of total babies born with the name DOUGLAS
DOUGLAS as a boy
| Year | Boy Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 283 births |
| 2023 | 354 births |
| 2022 | 299 births |
| 2021 | 347 births |
| 2020 | 334 births |
| 2019 | 373 births |
| 2018 | 373 births |
| 2017 | 411 births |
| 2016 | 446 births |
| 2015 | 432 births |
| 2014 | 456 births |
| 2013 | 490 births |
| 2012 | 452 births |
| 2011 | 503 births |
| 2010 | 534 births |
| 2009 | 588 births |
DOUGLAS as a girl
| Year | Girl Births |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 births |
| 1996 | 5 births |
| 1994 | 5 births |
| 1993 | 12 births |
| 1992 | 5 births |
| 1991 | 10 births |
| 1990 | 13 births |
| 1989 | 17 births |
| 1988 | 31 births |
| 1987 | 24 births |
| 1986 | 16 births |
| 1985 | 35 births |
| 1984 | 34 births |
| 1983 | 31 births |
| 1982 | 27 births |
| 1981 | 34 births |
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