Boys' name · since 1911
Woodard
283 babies named Woodard in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Woodard sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 283 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Woodard recorded 283 times among boys since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1958.
- #10,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 283 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woodard ranks #10,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 283
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Woodard's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Woodard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Woodard splits its recorded history at 1930: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Woodard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1958
- Peak year (1920)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Woodard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (96 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Woodard's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Woodard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 96 births (34% of all-time use).
Woodard by state
Where Woodard concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 283 births nationwide.
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- Woodard's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 1950s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Woodards (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Woodard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
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, 1911–1958 (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 Woodard 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.