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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #44, 1913boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1950

  • 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: #524 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,454 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedWIMichigan: #338 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,069 boysMINew York: #628 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 25,141 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: #359 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,488 boysINOhio: #419 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,351 boysOHPennsylvania: #427 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,549 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #541 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 12,203 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: #309 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,631 boysMOKentucky: #276 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,247 boysKYWest Virginia: #162 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,215 boysWVVirginia: #209 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,763 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #239 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,009 boysNCSouth Carolina: #159 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 951 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #264 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,083 boysLAMississippi: #182 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,119 boysMSAlabama: #270 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,537 boysALGeorgia: #246 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,286 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedHITexas: #403 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,994 boysTXFlorida: #251 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,030 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#159 · 1 in 951
  2. West Virginia#162 · 1 in 1,215
  3. Mississippi#182 · 1 in 1,119
  4. Virginia#209 · 1 in 1,763
  5. North Carolina#239 · 1 in 2,009

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#159301 in 951
West Virginia#162201 in 1,215
Mississippi#182261 in 1,119
Virginia#209211 in 1,763
North Carolina#239251 in 2,009
Georgia#246191 in 2,286
Florida#251151 in 2,030
Louisiana#264171 in 2,083
Alabama#270151 in 2,537
Kentucky#276111 in 3,247
Missouri#30991 in 4,631
Michigan#338111 in 7,069
Indiana#35961 in 7,488
Texas#403261 in 3,994
Ohio#41981 in 11,351
Pennsylvania#42781 in 13,549
Illinois#52461 in 15,454
California#541101 in 12,203
New York#62861 in 25,141
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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 1950

boys
#370
334 births · 1 in 5,360 boys

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #370Woodrow334
More about 1950

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 5,360 of them was named Woodrow, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Woodrow
  1. #365Monty342
  2. #368Bert339
  3. #369Salvador336
  4. #370Woodrow334
  5. #370Grover334
  6. #372Gale333
  7. #373Cleveland330
  8. #374Galen326

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →