Boys' name · since 1918
Woodley
293 babies named Woodley in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,430 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Woodley is the #5430 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 293 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Woodley recorded 293 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #5430 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #10,727 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,430 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 293 born since 1918
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woodley ranks #10,727 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,430 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 293 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,430 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 293
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Woodley's 293 recorded births place it above 76.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Woodley compares
293 45th percentile among 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
Woodley's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Woodley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 293 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Woodley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Woodley splits its recorded history at 1982: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Woodley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Woodley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (82 births, 28% of the file).
2020s was Woodley's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Woodley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 82 births (28% of all-time use).
Woodley by state
Where Woodley concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
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What to do with Woodley's data
- Florida records the most Woodleys (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Woodley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Woodley 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.