How Many People Are Named Douglass?
An estimated 3,818 people in the United States have the first name Douglass. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Douglass peaked in popularity in 1970 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Douglass as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Douglass paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,818
About 1 in 89,773 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1970
137 births
Total Registered
5,795
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Douglass
Douglass is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,795 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Douglass as a male name
Ranked #10,135 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (137 births)
Douglass as a female name
Ranked #5,629 in 1951
5 female births in 1951
Peak: 1921 (6 births)
Douglass: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Douglass span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,103 babies were registered. Douglass has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Douglass by Decade
How has Douglass tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Douglass by State
Birth registrations for Douglass span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Georgia, District of Columbia. On average, about 79 Douglasss were registered per state.
Douglass + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Douglass as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Douglass
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Douglass: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Douglass?
We estimate approximately 3,818 people named Douglass are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 89,773 Americans share this first name.
Is Douglass a common name?
Douglass is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,795 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Douglass most popular?
Douglass reached peak popularity in 1970, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Douglass is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Douglass a male name?
Douglass is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Douglass Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Douglass Smith, Douglass Johnson, Douglass Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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