Woodson — #2708 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Woodson

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,303 babies named Woodson between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Woodson currently holds the #2708 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Woodson performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Woodson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Woodson in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Woodson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,303 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.