How Many People Are Named Woods?
An estimated 552 people in the United States have the first name Woods. It is predominantly male (99.1%). The average bearer is 6 years old, and Woods peaked in popularity in 2024 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Woods 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 Woods paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
552
About 1 in 620,932 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.1% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2024
94 births
Total Registered
572
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Woods
Woods is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 572 total births registered, 99.1% were male.
Woods as a male name
Ranked #1,759 in 2024
94 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (94 births)
Woods as a female name
Ranked #17,462 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (5 births)
Woods: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Woods span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 371 babies were registered. Woods remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Woods by Decade
How has Woods 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.
Woods by State
Birth registrations for Woods span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia. The lowest are in Missouri, Michigan, Tennessee. On average, about 14 Woodss were registered per state.
Woods + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Woods as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Woods
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Woods: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Woods?
We estimate approximately 552 people named Woods 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 620,932 Americans share this first name.
Is Woods a common name?
Woods is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 572 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Woods most popular?
Woods reached peak popularity in 2024, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Woods is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Woods a male name?
Woods is predominantly male. 99.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Woods Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Woods Smith, Woods Johnson, Woods 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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