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Doug

Doug ranks #323 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 15 places, 126 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #293 among boy cat names.
Doug's popularity trend

Doug's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2025.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
126
across 15 places
Popularity rank
#323
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
+135
2020 → 2025
Gender split
99% boys
1% girls99% boys
What does Doug mean?
/dʌɡ/1 syllable

Doug is a short form of Douglas, a Scottish name built from the Gaelic dubh and glais, meaning "black" and "stream" - together, roughly "black water," originally describing a river.

Doug is plain, friendly, and a little bit funny in its very ordinariness - a good pick for a pet whose personality is bigger than their unassuming name suggests.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Doug shows up

Doug's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

BurnsideAustralia0.1%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.1%
DarwinAustralia0.1%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%
PlayfordAustralia0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%

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