# Doug (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/doug/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dʌɡ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Doog |
| US babies named this | 22,473 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 22,468 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 24, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Douglas.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5 | 7,302 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 10,063 |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,682 |
| 2000 | 8 | 7,638 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,740 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8,704 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7,409 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10,051 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,449 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7,856 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9,080 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,930 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11,044 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9,961 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11,141 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11,193 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## People named Doug

- Doug Savant, actor
- Doug Jones, American actor, contortionist and mime
- Doug Liman, American film director and producer (born 1965)
- Doug Ducey, American businessman and politician (born 1964)
- Doug Bradley, English actor
- Doug Collins, American basketball player and coach
- Doug Aldrich, American guitarist
- Doug McDermott, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Doug Collins, American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
- Doug McClure, American actor (1935–1995)
- Doug Weight, American ice hockey player
- Doug Yule, American musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.