Woodrow
Last seen for girls in 1958 at #5,408 · #1,644 for boys in 2025, 102 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 2,333 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 39,107since 1900
Woodrow over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,644 | 102 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,685 | 99 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,875 | 84 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,826 | 88 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,750 | 92 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,707 | 91 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,899 | 78 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,856 | 81 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,958 | 73 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,903 | 77 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,253 | 59 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,299 | 57 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,265 | 33 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,179 | 35 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,950 | 39 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,730 | 44 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,639 | 29 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,344 | 33 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,793 | 27 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,675 | 19 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,172 | 32 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,285 | 29 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,729 | 36 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,882 | 32 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,512 | 24 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,536 | 23 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,300 | 39 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,235 | 40 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,580 | 64 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,725 | 54 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,102 | 39 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,753 | 50 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,493 | 62 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,340 | 71 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,352 | 70 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,353 | 68 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,268 | 73 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,286 | 64 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,439 | 50 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,058 | 77 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,170 | 64 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,154 | 62 | |
| 1983 | — | #949 | 86 | |
| 1982 | — | #957 | 88 | |
| 1981 | — | #986 | 84 | |
| 1980 | — | #920 | 94 | |
| 1979 | — | #887 | 97 | |
| 1978 | — | #886 | 94 | |
| 1977 | — | #816 | 109 | |
| 1976 | — | #815 | 105 | |
| 1975 | — | #831 | 100 | |
| 1974 | — | #818 | 97 | |
| 1973 | — | #732 | 120 | |
| 1972 | — | #686 | 136 | |
| 1971 | — | #690 | 144 | |
| 1970 | — | #678 | 147 | |
| 1969 | — | #633 | 156 | |
| 1968 | — | #620 | 148 | |
| 1967 | — | #601 | 154 | |
| 1966 | — | #610 | 148 | |
| 1965 | — | #587 | 168 | |
| 1964 | — | #564 | 196 | |
| 1963 | — | #569 | 191 | |
| 1962 | — | #557 | 200 | |
| 1961 | — | #541 | 216 | |
| 1960 | — | #545 | 208 | |
| 1959 | — | #584 | 180 | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #525 | 215 |
| 1957 | — | #501 | 239 | |
| 1956 | — | #497 | 233 | |
| 1955 | — | #437 | 283 | |
| 1954 | — | #414 | 305 | |
| 1953 | — | #401 | 304 | |
| 1952 | — | #361 | 353 | |
| 1951 | — | #362 | 362 | |
| 1950 | — | #370 | 334 | |
| 1949 | — | #342 | 388 | |
| 1948 | — | #323 | 428 | |
| 1947 | — | #316 | 485 | |
| 1946 | — | #299 | 470 | |
| 1945 | — | #261 | 503 | |
| 1944 | — | #255 | 524 | |
| 1943 | — | #251 | 559 | |
| 1942 | — | #273 | 480 | |
| 1941 | — | #255 | 481 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #266 | 443 |
| 1939 | — | #264 | 424 | |
| 1938 | — | #275 | 405 | |
| 1937 | — | #286 | 357 | |
| 1936 | — | #320 | 282 | |
| 1935 | — | #330 | 272 | |
| 1934 | — | #369 | 217 | |
| 1933 | — | #363 | 222 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #323 | 293 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #367 | 236 |
| 1930 | — | #395 | 212 | |
| 1929 | — | #397 | 213 | |
| 1928 | — | #390 | 230 | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #312 | 338 |
| 1926 | — | #328 | 306 | |
| 1925 | — | #295 | 375 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #254 | 516 |
| 1923 | — | #253 | 484 | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #211 | 622 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #201 | 684 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #183 | 774 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #91 | 1,808 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #58 | 3,358 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #73 | 2,428 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #64 | 2,668 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #83 | 1,966 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #71 | 1,785 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #44 | 2,333 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #46 | 1,843 |
| 1911 | — | #232 | 121 | |
| 1910 | — | #391 | 45 | |
| 1909 | — | #530 | 24 | |
| 1908 | — | #632 | 17 | |
| 1907 | — | #815 | 11 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
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First appearance
1900
The first year at least five boys were named Woodrow! It came in at #968, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1905, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Woodrow is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#135 · 1 in 834
- Virginia#163 · 1 in 1,077
- Kentucky#174 · 1 in 1,168
- Mississippi#200 · 1 in 1,329
- North Carolina#209 · 1 in 1,494
Best ever in a state: #10 in West Virginia, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #135 | 22 | 1 in 834 |
| Virginia | #163 | 21 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Kentucky | #174 | 22 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Mississippi | #200 | 15 | 1 in 1,329 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 23 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Alabama | #226 | 16 | 1 in 1,699 |
| West Virginia | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,797 |
| Arkansas | #239 | 10 | 1 in 1,686 |
| Georgia | #285 | 11 | 1 in 2,555 |
| Louisiana | #289 | 9 | 1 in 2,133 |
| Florida | #292 | 5 | 1 in 2,616 |
| Tennessee | #295 | 8 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Oklahoma | #347 | 6 | 1 in 3,811 |
| Texas | #503 | 12 | 1 in 4,836 |
| New York | #618 | 5 | 1 in 19,570 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 41 spots since 2024 (#1,685 → #1,644)
- 63 spots since 2020 (#1,707 → #1,644)
- 609 spots since 2015 (#2,253 → #1,644)
- Biggest jump: 189 spots in 1907 (#1,004 → #815)
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1984 (#949 → #1,154)
Rise & fade · boys
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1913 at #44 (2,333 births)
- Births halved by 1920, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1912–1919
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1907–1983
Share of babies · boys
1 in 220
- Highest: 1 in 220 boys born in 1913 were named Woodrow (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,746 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1910s
- 46.9% of all boys named Woodrow (18,355) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 72 | #530 (1909) | #848 |
| 1910s | 18,355 | #44 (1913) | #115 |
| 1920s | 4,542 | #183 (1920) | #282 |
| 1930s | 2,920 | #264 (1939) | #329 |
| 1940s | 4,761 | #251 (1943) | #284 |
| 1950s | 2,808 | #361 (1952) | #445 |
| 1960s | 1,785 | #541 (1961) | #583 |
| 1970s | 1,149 | #678 (1970) | #784 |
| 1980s | 742 | #920 (1980) | #1,119 |
| 1990s | 557 | #1,340 (1992) | #1,723 |
| 2000s | 284 | #2,729 (2003) | #3,457 |
| 2010s | 576 | #1,856 (2018) | #2,429 |
| 2020s | 556 | #1,644 (2025) | #1,748 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Woodrow in 1928
boys
#390
230 births · 1 in 4,816 boys
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 4,816 of them was named Woodrow, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).