How Many People Are Named Wood?
An estimated 82 people in the United States have the first name Wood. It is predominantly male (98.1%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Wood peaked in popularity in 2023 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wood as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wood paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wood is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
82
About 1 in 4,179,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.1% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
2023
22 births
Total Registered
319
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wood
Wood is predominantly male (98.1%), though 6 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Wood as a male name
Ranked #9,802 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (16 births)
Wood as a female name
Ranked #15,069 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (6 births)
Wood: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wood span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 85 babies were registered. While Wood is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wood by Decade
How has Wood tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wood + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wood as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wood
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wood: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wood?
We estimate approximately 82 people named Wood are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,179,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Wood a common name?
Wood is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 319 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wood most popular?
Wood reached peak popularity in 2023, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wood is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wood a male name?
Wood is predominantly male. 98.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wood Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wood Smith, Wood Johnson, Wood Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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