Goodwin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Goodwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Goodwin between 1911 and 2006, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Goodwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Goodwin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Goodwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Goodwin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 256 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.