NameTides

Woodrow

Woodrow was the #1,644 boys' name in the US in 2025 (102 babies), and #1,276 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Woodrow as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Woodrow as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Woodrow as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,644 (102)#1,276 (22)#2,095 (9)
2024#1,685 (99)#1,517 (17)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,875 (84)#1,701 (14)#2,614 (6)
2022#1,826 (88)#1,469 (17)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,750 (92)#1,078 (26)—
2020#1,707 (91)#1,085 (25)—
2019#1,899 (78)#1,152 (23)#2,756 (5)
2018#1,856 (81)#1,324 (19)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,958 (73)#1,042 (28)#2,762 (5)
2016#1,903 (77)#1,123 (25)—
2015#2,253 (59)#1,024 (28)—
2014#2,299 (57)#1,421 (17)—
2013#3,265 (33)#1,404 (17)—
2012#3,179 (35)#1,430 (17)—
2011#2,950 (39)#1,688 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1913 at #44.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1900.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Woodrow is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Woodrow by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Woodrow (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
WoodrowCanadaBoys#2,0959
WoodrowEngland & WalesBoys#1,27622
WoodrowNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
WoodrowUSGirls—too few
WoodrowUSBoys#1,644102