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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • 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: #507 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,359 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedWIMichigan: #480 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,345 boysMINew York: #643 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 18,082 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: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedINOhio: #468 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,443 boysOHPennsylvania: #481 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 13,696 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #882 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 29,119 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: #426 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,100 boysMOKentucky: #406 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,182 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 boysWVVirginia: #359 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,348 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,015 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: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedARTennessee: #419 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,691 boysTNNorth Carolina: #366 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,373 boysNCSouth Carolina: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,527 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #378 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,559 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedMSAlabama: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,249 boysALGeorgia: #305 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,850 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Woodrow, so not publishedHITexas: #844 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,515 boysTXFlorida: #312 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,041 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#221 · 1 in 1,527
  2. West Virginia#239 · 1 in 2,389
  3. Maryland#293 · 1 in 4,015
  4. Georgia#305 · 1 in 2,850
  5. Florida#312 · 1 in 3,041

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#221191 in 1,527
West Virginia#23991 in 2,389
Maryland#29381 in 4,015
Georgia#305171 in 2,850
Florida#312171 in 3,041
Virginia#359101 in 4,348
Alabama#36391 in 4,249
North Carolina#366121 in 4,373
Louisiana#378121 in 3,559
Kentucky#40651 in 7,182
Tennessee#41961 in 6,691
Missouri#42661 in 8,100
Ohio#468101 in 11,443
Michigan#48081 in 12,345
Pennsylvania#48191 in 13,696
Illinois#507111 in 10,359
New York#643101 in 18,082
Texas#84471 in 17,515
California#88261 in 29,119
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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 1958

girls
#5,408
6 births · 1 in 335,270 girls
boys
#525
215 births · 1 in 9,872 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #5,408Woodrow6

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #525Woodrow215
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 335,270 of them was named Woodrow, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Woodrow
  1. #4,890Zell7
  2. #4,890Zenia7
  3. #4,890Zettie7
  4. #5,408Woodrow6
  5. #5,408Adah6
  6. #5,408Adriann6
  7. #5,408Alayna6
  8. #6,103Abigale5
  9. #6,103Adalia5
  10. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 694 names at #5,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 9,872 of them was named Woodrow, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Woodrow
  1. #522Dion217
  2. #522Donnell217
  3. #524Reuben216
  4. #525Woodrow215
  5. #525Sergio215
  6. #527Pablo214
  7. #527Ramiro214
  8. #529Vaughn213

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

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →