Woody
Woody was the 8220th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 600th; the most babies were born in 1946 (116). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,809 places. More babies were named Woody in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,220 boys, down 197 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1946116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,246babies recorded
Woody popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1937.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,220 | 10 |
| 2020 | #8,023 | 10 |
| 2010 | #9,652 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,036 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,303 | 31 |
| 1980 | #1,964 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,158 | 52 |
| 1960 | #890 | 74 |
| 1950 | #749 | 85 |
| 1940 | #749 | 68 |
| 1930 | #1,601 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,745 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,836 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,159 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Woody, counting every spelling?
Woody has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Woody?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Woody (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Woody 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Woody.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Woody?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Woody are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 44 and 73. That makes Woody a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Woody: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Woody, they share its era and feel.
Woody is also a nickname for Woodrow.
Questions about the name Woody
How popular is the name Woody?
Woody was the 8220th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 600th; the most babies were born in 1946 (116). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,809 places. More babies were named Woody in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Woody a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Woody in the US.