Boys' name · since 1911
Woodford
Woodford has 578 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,957 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 578
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Woodford currently ranks #8957 among boys' names in America, with 578 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woodford has been recorded 578 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #8957 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #7,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,957 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 578 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woodford ranks #7,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,957 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 578 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,957 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 578
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Woodford's 578 recorded births place it above 84.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Woodford compares
578 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Woodford's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Woodford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Woodford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Woodford splits its recorded history at 1936: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Woodford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Woodford by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (164 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Woodford's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Woodford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
164 births
- 1920s
1920s
161 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
100 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 164 births (28% of all-time use).
How Woodford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Woodford's total volume
Woodford by state
Where Woodford concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
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What to do with Woodford's data
- Woodford's decade-level peak was the 1910s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Woodfords (156 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Woodford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Woodford 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.