The first name Douglass
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Douglass at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 7 boys born in the United States were named Douglass, the 10,172nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 137 were.
5,795
babies named Douglass since 1880
#10,172
rank in 2024
1970
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Douglass
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Douglass NorthAmerican economist and Nobel laureate (1920–2015)
- Edward Douglass White Jr.Chief justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921
- Douglass MontgomeryAmerican actor (1907-1966)
- Douglass DumbrilleCanadian-American actor, 1889–1974
- Douglass CadwalladerAmerican golfer (1884-1971)
- Edward Douglass WhiteAmerican politician (1795–1847)
- Douglass WatsonAmerican actor (1921-1989)
- Douglass HoughtonAmerican geologist and botanical collector (1809–1845)
- Malcolm WhitmanAmerican tennis player (1877-1932)
Questions
- Is Douglass a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,795 US babies named Douglass since 1880 were boys.
- When was Douglass most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 137 babies were named Douglass, its highest rank at 709th.
- Is Douglass also a surname?
- Yes. Douglass is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.