Woodrow

Where Woodrow comes from

From wood + row.
— Wiktionary's entry for Woodrow
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1856
    Woodrow Wilson born
    28th President of the United States
  2. 1900
    First appearance
    #968 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1913
    Peak, #44
    2,333 babies named Woodrow — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1920
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #183.
  5. 1985
    Woodrow West born
    Belizean football goalkeeper currently playing for the Belmopan Bandits FC
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, given in the 1910s in honor of President Woodrow Wilson.
Namesakes
  • Woodrow Wilson · 28th President of the United States, 1856–1924
  • Woodrow West · Belizean football goalkeeper currently playing for the Belmopan Bandits FC, born 1985
  • Woodrow Parfrey · American film and television actor, 1922–1984
  • Woodrow Wyatt · British politician, 1918–1997
  • Woodrow Lloyd · Canadian politician, noted as the Premier of Saskatchewan that formally instituted Canada's first Medicare program., 1913–1972

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.