Douglas
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Douglas is a Scottish name meaning “black river” or “dark water.” Douglas combines Irish words for black and green, and it is the name of a powerful Scottish clan that fought alongside Wallace and Bruce. Notable bearers include General Douglas MacArthur, actor Douglas Fairbanks, and Ireland's first president, Douglas Hyde. Douglas Bader flew in WWII combat after losing both legs, and Douglas Quaid is the hero of Total Recall.
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Usage of Douglas in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Douglas against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Douglas is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Douglas in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 308 boys were named Douglas, making it the #807 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 560,013 boys have been named Douglas, with the most (16,730) in 1957. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| England and Wales | #224 boys | 222 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Scotland | #278 boys | 13 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Sweden | #298 boys | 27 | Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), 2025 |
| Brazil | #57 boys (all ages) | 264,889 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Sweden | #291 boys (all ages) | 5,042 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Douglas in other languages
- Doug English
- Duglassius Latin
Douglas name days
- April 13 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Douglas
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Douglas, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Douglas | 2026 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Douglas (Category 4) | 2020 | Eastern Pacific | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Douglas | 2014 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Douglas | 2008 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Hurricane Douglas (Category 2) | 2002 | Eastern Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Douglas (Category 4) | 1996 | Eastern Pacific | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Douglas | 1990 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Douglas (Category 4) | 1984 | Eastern Pacific | 232 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Douglas
There are 96 towns and villages with Douglas in their name, in 14 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 61🇦🇺 Australia 9🇨🇦 Canada 8🇬🇧 United Kingdom 5🇿🇦 South Africa 3🇯🇲 Jamaica 2🇧🇿 Belize 1🇫🇰 Falkland Islands 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Douglas | Munster, 🇮🇪 Ireland | 26,883 | Map |
| Douglas | Douglas, 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 26,218 | Map |
| Douglas | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | 16,592 | Map |
| Douglas | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | 11,718 | Map |
| Douglas | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | 7,168 | Map |
| Douglas | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,531 | Map |
| Douglas | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | 5,935 | Map |
| Castle Douglas | Scotland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 4,070 | Map |
| Port Douglas | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 3,650 | Map |
| East Douglas | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,557 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Douglas
There are 76 lakes and reservoirs with Douglas in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 40🇨🇦 Canada 33🇦🇺 Australia 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1🇿🇦 South Africa 1
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| Douglas Dam | Mpumalanga, 🇿🇦 South Africa | Map |
| Douglas Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Douglas Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Douglas songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Douglas in their title. The best known:
- Northumberland Betrayed By Douglas (1765)
- Willie o Douglas Dale
- James Douglas Morrison – Management del dolore post-operatorio (2014)
- Archibald Douglas – Carl Loewe (1857)
- DOUGLAS (Dadmun)
- DOUGLAS (Peterson)
- ST. DUNSTAN'S (Douglas)
- SUSSEX (DOUGLAS)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Douglas
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Douglas.
Douglas Bader
Douglas Booth
Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Dick
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Fictional characters named Douglas
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Douglas as a pet name
FurryName has found 91 dogs named Douglas in public pet registers, making it the #1,330 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Nariño (municipality) (1), Villavicencio (1), Adelaide (1). Douglas as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Douglas in public pet registers, making it the #1,046 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (1), Tacoma (1), Vancouver (1). Douglas as a cat name →
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