How Many People Are Named Woodley?
An estimated 225 people in the United States have the first name Woodley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Woodley peaked in popularity in 2023 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Woodley 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 Woodley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
225
About 1 in 1,523,353 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2023
20 births
Total Registered
275
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Woodley
Woodley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 275 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Woodley as a male name
Ranked #5,208 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (20 births)
Woodley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Woodley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 64 babies were registered. Woodley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Woodley by Decade
How has Woodley 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.
Woodley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Woodley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Woodley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Woodley?
We estimate approximately 225 people named Woodley 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 1,523,353 Americans share this first name.
Is Woodley a common name?
Woodley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 275 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Woodley most popular?
Woodley reached peak popularity in 2023, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Woodley is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Woodley a male name?
Woodley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Woodley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Woodley Smith, Woodley Johnson, Woodley 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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