How Many People Are Named Woody?
An estimated 2,818 people in the United States have the first name Woody. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Woody peaked in popularity in 1946 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Woody 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 Woody paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,818
About 1 in 121,630 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1946
116 births
Total Registered
4,234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Woody
Woody is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,234 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Woody as a male name
Ranked #7,688 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1946 (116 births)
Woody as a female name
Ranked #6,028 in 1948
5 female births in 1948
Peak: 1937 (5 births)
Woody: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Woody span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 915 babies were registered. Woody has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Woody by Decade
How has Woody 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.
Woody by State
Birth registrations for Woody span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Mexico. On average, about 64 Woodys were registered per state.
Woody + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Woody as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Woody: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Woody?
We estimate approximately 2,818 people named Woody 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 121,630 Americans share this first name.
Is Woody a common name?
Woody is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Woody most popular?
Woody reached peak popularity in 1946, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Woody is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Woody a male name?
Woody is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Woody Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Woody Smith, Woody Johnson, Woody 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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