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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| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 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.
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 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 108,935 of them was named Woodie, which outranked 49.7% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,731Willye12
- #2,731Wilmoth12
- #2,731Zell12
- #2,899Woodie11
- #2,899Ailie11
- #2,899Alee11
- #2,899Aletta11
- #3,097Adina10
- #3,097Agusta10
- #3,097Alison10
Tied with 197 names at #2,899; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 40,937 of them was named Woodie, which outranked 70.8% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,416Salvadore27
- #1,416Sonny27
- #1,416Thurmon27
- #1,457Woodie26
- #1,457Alf26
- #1,457Alferd26
- #1,457Archer26
- #1,505Adan25
- #1,505Albino25
- #1,505Antoine25
Tied with 47 names at #1,457; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.