Boys' name · since 1978

Woo

10 babies named Woo in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,815 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade

Woo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1978.

Woo has 10 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1981.

  • #35,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1978
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woo ranks #35,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.

#35,815 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Woo's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Woo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Woo splits its recorded history at 1981: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births).

Woo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 19781981 5

Woo by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1970s was Woo's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Woo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Woo? ▼
Woo has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,815 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 5 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
Where does Woo sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woo ranks #35,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Woo most popular? ▼
Woo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Woo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Woo since 1978 -- 4 years through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Woo? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Woodrow, Woody, Woodie, Woodson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Woo's data

  • Woo's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Woo

Nearby Names Like Woo

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Woo

Woodrow Boy
#1648 39,107 births
Woody Boy
#7696 4,236 births
Woodie Boy
1,924 births
Woodson Boy
#2421 1,359 births
Woodroe Boy
784 births

Compare Woo side by side: Woo vs Woodrow Woo vs Woody Woo vs Woodie

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Every
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Zennie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Woo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Woo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.