Woodruff vs Woody

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

Name A

Woodruff

Boy name

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Name B

Woody

Boy name · Rank #7236

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Metric Woodruff Woody
Current Rank Unranked #7236
Total Births (all years) 147 4,224
Peak Year 1917 1946
Peak Year Births 18 116
Peak Decade 1920ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Woodruff Woody
1880ss — 27
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 12
1910ss 42 160
1920ss 57 206
1930ss 13 305
1940ss 18 910
1950ss 17 813
1960ss — 577
1970ss — 471
1980ss — 287
1990ss — 212
2000ss — 92
2010ss — 79
2020ss — 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Woodruff 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, 1912–1959.

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