boy (SSA Category)Irish Origin English OriginUS Rank #807 in 2025

Douglas

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Dark river, dark stream”

Linguistic heritage: Irish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:DUH-gluhs

IPA (US English):/ˈdʌ.ɡləs/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity195716,730 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#807308 births in 2025

Total US Registrations562,086Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1957 (16,730 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level308 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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