Boys' name · peaked in 1913
Woodrow name popularity since 1925
17,628 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Woodrow. Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Woodrow is about 77 years old in 2026. Woodrow peaked in 1913 as the #44 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,628
- Named Woodrow, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1913
- #44 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,653 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 28 girls · 17,600 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 7.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Woodrow made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Woodrow births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1943. Measured as a share of all babies, Woodrow peaked earlier, in 1913.
- Fastest rise: Between 1934 and 1939, Woodrow became 1.8× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1945 and 1950, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 2,680 to 1 in 5,360.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Woodrow's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Woodrow.
Decade by decade
Babies named Woodrow in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 1,462 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | 2,920 | #330 |
| 1940s | 5 | 4,761 | #261 |
| 1950s | 6 | 2,808 | #439 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,785 | #588 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,149 | #836 |
| 1980s | 0 | 742 | #1,180 |
| 1990s | 0 | 557 | #2,138 |
| 2000s | 0 | 284 | #3,239 |
| 2010s | 0 | 576 | #2,273 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 556 | #1,653 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.1% of babies named Woodrow from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Woodrow is most popular
The index compares Woodrow's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Woodrow.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 7.20× | 1,380 |
| West Virginia | 4.90× | 590 |
| Mississippi | 3.98× | 661 |
| Alabama | 3.60× | 872 |
| North Carolina | 3.06× | 1,189 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Woodrow's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Woodrow.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Woodrow (1913).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data