Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Douglas

DUG-luhs · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dark water or dark river
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#853
2024 births283
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births559,708
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DougDougie
Alternate spellings
Douglass
In other languages
Dubhglas

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