Woodrow

Where Woodrow comes from

From wood + row.
— Wiktionary's entry for Woodrow
  • 2 syllables
Woodrow through the years
  1. 1856
    Woodrow Wilson born
    28th President of the United States
  2. 1900
    First appearance
    #968 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1912
    Around this time: Woodrow Wilson elected president
    Event, 1912 · Source · Date
    “Woodrow's use as a given name became popular because of the United States president Woodrow Wilson, who began to use his mother's maiden name after college in lieu of his given name Thomas.”
  4. 1913
    Peak, #44
    2,333 babies named Woodrow, its best rank.
  5. 1920
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #183.
  6. 1985
    Woodrow West born
    Belizean football goalkeeper currently playing for the Belmopan Bandits FC
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, given in the 1910s in honor of President Woodrow Wilson.
Namesakes
  • Woodrow Wilson · 28th President of the United States, 1856–1924
  • Woodrow West · Belizean football goalkeeper currently playing for the Belmopan Bandits FC, born 1985
  • Woodrow Parfrey · American film and television actor, 1922–1984
  • Woodrow Wyatt · British politician, 1918–1997
  • Woodrow Lloyd · Canadian politician, noted as the Premier of Saskatchewan that formally instituted Canada's first Medicare program., 1913–1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name. Quotes are from the linked Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).