Dougal
Boy · Scottish
Dougal is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Dougal mean?
Scottish
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Dougal a girl's or a boy's name?
Dougal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dougal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Dougal, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dougal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Dougal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
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