Wood vs Woody

Side-by-side comparison of Wood and Woody — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wood

Boy name · Rank #8963

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Name B

Woody

Boy name · Rank #7236

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Metric Wood Woody
Current Rank #8963 #7236
Total Births (all years) 313 4,224
Peak Year 2023 1946
Peak Year Births 16 116
Peak Decade 1910ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Wood Woody
1880ss 27 27
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 12
1910ss 85 160
1920ss 76 206
1930ss 40 305
1940ss 29 910
1950ss 13 813
1960ss — 577
1970ss — 471
1980ss — 287
1990ss 5 212
2000ss — 92
2010ss — 79
2020ss 38 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wood Woody
2014 — 10
2015 — 6
2017 — 5
2018 — 16
2019 — 7
2020 — 8
2021 6 12
2022 8 17
2023 16 20
2024 8 11

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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