Dougray
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Dougray: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2009.
The name Dougray is a modern Scottish invention, blending the elements 'dubh' meaning 'black' or 'dark' and 'graidh' meaning 'love' or 'affection', so it can be interpreted as 'dark love'. Its fame owes almost entirely to one notable bearer: Scottish actor Dougray Scott, best known for his roles in *Ever After* and as the original villain in *Mission: Impossible II*. While no place is directly named after a bearer, the name's root 'Fionnlagh' links distantly to places like Finlaggan on Islay. Dougray is a rare, late 20th-century coinage, first appearing in Scottish birth records in the 1990s, making it a distinctively modern name with ancient Celtic roots.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20093 babies
- Latest (2009)
- #6263 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2009
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y