Boys' name · since 1913
Woodward
Woodward has 205 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 205
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
205 boys have been named Woodward since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Woodward recorded 205 times among boys since 1913, 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 1913 to 1960.
- #12,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 205 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Woodward ranks #12,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 205 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 205
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Woodward's 205 recorded births place it above 71.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Woodward's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Woodward's full recorded timeline at 1927, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Woodward popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1960
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Woodward by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (66 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Woodward's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Woodward births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 66 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Woodward's data
- Woodward's decade-level peak was the 1920s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Woodward: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
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, 1913–1960 (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 Woodward 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.