Unisex name · since 1880
Woodie
Woodie has 1,924 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,924
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Woodie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,924 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Woodie recorded 1,924 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1998.
- #3,391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,924 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woodie ranks #3,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,924 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,924
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Woodie's 1,924 recorded births place it above 92.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Woodie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Woodie's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Woodie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1998
- Peak year (1946)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Woodie popularity over time - girls
338 total births recorded since 1888 (Woodie as girls' name)
Woodie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (408 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Woodie's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Woodie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 44
1890s
44 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s
1910s
271 births
- 1920s
1920s
283 births
- 1930s
1930s
238 births
- 1940s
1940s
408 births
- 1950s
1950s
288 births
- 1960s 144
1960s
144 births
- 1970s 85
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 408 births (21% of all-time use).
How Woodie 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 Woodie's total volume
Woodie by state
Where Woodie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 250 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 134 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 84 | 4.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
250 of 1,924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Woodie's data
- Woodie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Woodies (250 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Woodie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1880–1998 (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 Woodie 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.