Woodie
Last seen for girls in 1954 at #5,753 · Last seen for boys in 1998 at #9,631
Given to boys 85.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,924since 1880
Woodie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| 1998 | — | #9,631 | 5 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #6,721 | 5 | |
| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,445 | 9 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,534 | 14 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,673 | 6 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,997 | 17 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,658 | 24 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,759 | 21 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,724 | 21 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,634 | 24 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,317 | 34 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,396 | 30 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1953 | — | #1,378 | 30 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #1,182 | 39 |
| 1951 | — | #1,295 | 32 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | — | #1,348 | 29 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,116 | 42 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #967 | 48 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #1,018 | 41 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #1,088 | 39 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #991 | 45 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #938 | 46 |
| 1940 | — | #952 | 45 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,219 | 29 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #1,337 | 25 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | — | #1,461 | 22 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | — | #1,548 | 21 | |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #1,333 | 27 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | — | #1,564 | 22 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #1,569 | 23 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #1,124 | 40 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #1,458 | 27 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #1,460 | 26 |
| 1922 | — | #1,107 | 41 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #1,509 | 25 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #1,159 | 36 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #1,035 | 42 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #1,152 | 34 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #1,096 | 35 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | #1,101 | 27 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #897 | 30 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #1,174 | 16 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | #648 | 10 |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Woodie was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Woodie is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#299 · 1 in 2,549
- Mississippi#306 · 1 in 2,543
- Georgia#413 · 1 in 4,177
Best ever in a state: #226 in Alabama, 1940.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #299 | 9 | 1 in 2,549 |
| Mississippi | #306 | 7 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Georgia | #413 | 7 | 1 in 4,177 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Woodie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
- Biggest jump: 369 spots in 1905 (#1,205 → #836)
- Biggest drop: 241 spots in 1887 (#578 → #819)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #578 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1883–1888
- Highest: 1 in 10,071 boys born in 1886 were named Woodie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 382,273 boys born in 1998 (0.00%)
- 21.2% of all boys named Woodie (408) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1906, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | #578 (1886) | #734 |
| 1890s | 44 | #635 (1891) | #928 |
| 1900s | 52 | #836 (1905) | #1,042 |
| 1910s | 271 | #897 (1913) | #1,099 |
| 1920s | 283 | #1,107 (1922) | #1,426 |
| 1930s | 238 | #1,202 (1933) | #1,418 |
| 1940s | 408 | #938 (1941) | #1,067 |
| 1950s | 288 | #1,182 (1952) | #1,446 |
| 1960s | 144 | #1,658 (1960) | #2,287 |
| 1970s | 85 | #2,534 (1972) | #3,672 |
| 1980s | 34 | #4,961 (1981) | #6,227 |
| 1990s | 16 | #7,271 (1991) | #8,534 |
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.
Woodie in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 165,376 of them was named Woodie, which outranked 30.7% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,512Zenith8
- #3,512Zenna8
- #3,512Zonia8
- #3,869Woodie7
- #3,869Aaron7
- #3,869Adrianna7
- #3,869Aileene7
- #4,291Abby6
- #4,291Adelphia6
- #4,291Affie6
Tied with 421 names at #3,869; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 24,130 of them was named Woodie, which outranked 78.5% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,031Cosmo43
- #1,031Green43
- #1,031Stafford43
- #1,035Woodie42
- #1,035Acie42
- #1,035Alfonse42
- #1,035Alonza42
- #1,062Alvah41
- #1,062Armin41
- #1,062Barry41
Tied with 26 names at #1,035; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.