Woodard vs Woody

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

Name A

Woodard

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Name B

Woody

Boy name · Rank #7271

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Metric Woodard Woody
Current Rank Unranked #7271
Total Births (all years) 283 4,236
Peak Year 1920 1946
Peak Year Births 18 116
Peak Decade 1920s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Woodard Woody
1880s - 27
1890s - 5
1900s - 12
1910s 65 160
1920s 96 206
1930s 42 305
1940s 46 910
1950s 34 813
1960s - 577
1970s - 471
1980s - 287
1990s - 212
2000s - 92
2010s - 79
2020s - 80

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Woodard Woody
2014 - 10
2015 - 6
2017 - 5
2018 - 16
2019 - 7
2020 - 10
2021 - 12
2022 - 17
2023 - 20
2024 - 11
2025 - 10

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, 1911–1958.

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