Woodson

Where Woodson comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Woodson.

Woodson through the years
  1. 1867
    Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby born
    American politician
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #682 among boys, with 8 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1886
    Peak, #647
    9 babies named Woodson, its best rank.
  4. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes
  • Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby · American politician, 1867–1955

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.