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

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Peak · boys
1913 · 2,333 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
39,107
since 1900

Woodrow over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #44, 1913boys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,644102
2024—#1,68599
2023—#1,87584
2022—#1,82688
2021—#1,75092
2020—#1,70791
2019—#1,89978
2018—#1,85681
2017—#1,95873
2016—#1,90377
2015—#2,25359
2014—#2,29957
2013—#3,26533
2012—#3,17935
2011—#2,95039
2010—#2,73044
2009—#3,63929
2008—#3,34433
2007—#3,79327
2006—#4,67519
2005—#3,17232
2004—#3,28529
2003—#2,72936
2002—#2,88232
2001—#3,51224
2000—#3,53623
1999—#2,30039
1998—#2,23540
1997—#1,58064
1996—#1,72554
1995—#2,10239
1994—#1,75350
1993—#1,49362
1992—#1,34071
1991—#1,35270
1990—#1,35368
1989—#1,26873
1988—#1,28664
1987—#1,43950
1986—#1,05877
1985—#1,17064
1984—#1,15462
1983—#94986
1982—#95788
1981—#98684
1980—#92094
1979—#88797
1978—#88694
1977—#816109
1976—#815105
1975—#831100
1974—#81897
1973—#732120
1972—#686136
1971—#690144
1970—#678147
1969—#633156
1968—#620148
1967—#601154
1966—#610148
1965—#587168
1964—#564196
1963—#569191
1962—#557200
1961—#541216
1960—#545208
1959—#584180
1958#5,4086#525215
1957—#501239
1956—#497233
1955—#437283
1954—#414305
1953—#401304
1952—#361353
1951—#362362
1950—#370334
1949—#342388
1948—#323428
1947—#316485
1946—#299470
1945—#261503
1944—#255524
1943—#251559
1942—#273480
1941—#255481
1940#4,3495#266443
1939—#264424
1938—#275405
1937—#286357
1936—#320282
1935—#330272
1934—#369217
1933—#363222
1932#4,4115#323293
1931#3,4977#367236
1930—#395212
1929—#397213
1928—#390230
1927#4,8055#312338
1926—#328306
1925—#295375
1924#5,0615#254516
1923—#253484
1922#3,3799#211622
1921#4,4646#201684
1920#4,9755#183774
1919#2,26415#911,808
1918#2,37614#583,358
1917#2,69311#732,428
1916#2,65811#642,668
1915#3,1348#831,966
1914#3,1886#711,785
1913#2,03410#442,333
1912#1,71911#461,843
1911—#232121
1910—#39145
1909—#53024
1908—#63217
1907—#81511
1906—#1,0047
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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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedMNIllinois: #332 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,811 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedWIMichigan: #361 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,124 boysMINew York: #490 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,344 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedIAIndiana: #270 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,762 boysINOhio: #294 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,956 boysOHPennsylvania: #376 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,004 boysPANew Jersey: #266 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,055 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #319 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,905 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNEMissouri: #295 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,877 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,498 boysKYWest Virginia: #106 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 567 boysWVVirginia: #155 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 919 boysVAMaryland: #146 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,265 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNMKansas: #254 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,713 boysKSArkansas: #214 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,648 boysARTennessee: #231 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,116 boysTNNorth Carolina: #173 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,075 boysNCSouth Carolina: #106 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 572 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,975 boysOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,107 boysLAMississippi: #143 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 790 boysMSAlabama: #123 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 755 boysALGeorgia: #190 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,409 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,956 boysTXFlorida: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,107 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#106 · 1 in 567
  2. South Carolina#106 · 1 in 572
  3. Alabama#123 · 1 in 755
  4. Mississippi#143 · 1 in 790
  5. Maryland#146 · 1 in 1,265

Best ever in a state: #10 in West Virginia, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#106381 in 572
West Virginia#106351 in 567
Alabama#123391 in 755
Mississippi#143281 in 790
Maryland#146121 in 1,265
Virginia#155281 in 919
North Carolina#173361 in 1,075
Florida#175151 in 1,107
Georgia#190231 in 1,409
Louisiana#194221 in 1,107
Kentucky#195191 in 1,498
Arkansas#214121 in 1,648
Tennessee#231141 in 2,116
Oklahoma#242111 in 1,975
Kansas#25451 in 2,713
New Jersey#26661 in 5,055
Indiana#27081 in 3,762
Texas#282341 in 1,956
Ohio#294121 in 4,956
Missouri#29581 in 3,877
California#319151 in 3,905
Illinois#332111 in 5,811
Michigan#36171 in 7,124
Pennsylvania#37691 in 9,004
New York#49071 in 14,344
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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.

See more about Woodrow
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s72#530 (1909)#848
1910s18,355#44 (1913)#115
1920s4,542#183 (1920)#282
1930s2,920#264 (1939)#329
1940s4,761#251 (1943)#284
1950s2,808#361 (1952)#445
1960s1,785#541 (1961)#583
1970s1,149#678 (1970)#784
1980s742#920 (1980)#1,119
1990s557#1,340 (1992)#1,723
2000s284#2,729 (2003)#3,457
2010s576#1,856 (2018)#2,429
2020s556#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 1941

boys
#255
481 births · 1 in 2,554 boys

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #255Woodrow481
More about 1941

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 2,554 of them was named Woodrow, which outranked 93.6% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Woodrow
  1. #252Dallas485
  2. #253Teddy484
  3. #254Merle482
  4. #255Woodrow481
  5. #256Dewey476
  6. #257Jacob466
  7. #258Ruben460
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1941 →