Woodson
Woodson was the 2450th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 693rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,830 places. More babies were named Woodson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,450 boys, up 1,357 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202556 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,359babies recorded
Woodson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,450 | 56 |
| 2020 | #3,807 | 28 |
| 2010 | #14,162 | 5 |
| 2000 | #10,308 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,928 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,334 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,323 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,476 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,017 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,641 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,835 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,307 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,161 | 5 |
| 1880 | #743 | 8 |
How popular is Woodson, counting every spelling?
Woodson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson | 56 | #2,450 | 199 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Woodson?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Woodson (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Woodson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Woodson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Woodson?
About 700 people born in the US named Woodson are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 58. That makes Woodson a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Woodson by state
How common Woodson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Woodson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Woodson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Woodson
How popular is the name Woodson?
Woodson was the 2450th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 693rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,830 places. More babies were named Woodson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Woodson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Woodson in the US.
Where is Woodson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Woodson was most common in Kentucky (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.