Baby name
FADING
🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 Douglas
/DUG · las/
Meaning
“Dark water”
Scottish from Gaelic 'dark water.' Masculine surname-as-given-name with Highland association.
Nicknames
doug · dougie
Vibe
strongearthy
How it ages.
Douglas peaked 1930s-1970s in English-speaking regions; now receding as distinctly aged-coded masculine.
The cultural moment.
US, UK declining sharply; Canada and Australia similarly receding post-2000.