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

Boy name

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Name B

Woody

Boy name · Rank #7236

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Metric Woodard Woody
Current Rank Unranked #7236
Total Births (all years) 283 4,224
Peak Year 1920 1946
Peak Year Births 18 116
Peak Decade 1920ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1911 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Woodard Woody
1880ss — 27
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 12
1910ss 65 160
1920ss 96 206
1930ss 42 305
1940ss 46 910
1950ss 34 813
1960ss — 577
1970ss — 471
1980ss — 287
1990ss — 212
2000ss — 92
2010ss — 79
2020ss — 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Woodard Woody
2014 — 10
2015 — 6
2017 — 5
2018 — 16
2019 — 7
2020 — 8
2021 — 12
2022 — 17
2023 — 20
2024 — 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, 1911–1958.

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