Douglas is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #424 in 2008 with 687 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 1,792 births ranking #181. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 61.7%. In 2008, approximately 1 in every 2,969 boys born was named Douglas. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Douglas is a classic Scottish name meaning "dark water". It has a calm, traditional strength and one of the clearest landscape meanings among long-standing British names.
The name began as a place and family name in Scotland before becoming a first name. It later spread widely across the English-speaking world and remained a solid classic for many decades.