Masculine dossier · first seen 1883

Douglass

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Douglass
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1970

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

137

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1883Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

94.9%

2024

All-time

5,769

Douglass is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 137 boys were named Douglass.

In 2024, only 7 boys were given the name.

Down 94.9% from its peak.

All told, about 5,769 Americans have been named Douglass and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1883.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1970

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