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Woodrow

Boy

Meaning of Woodrow: English: 'row of houses by the wood'

Woodrow is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1641st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1641

102 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

39,246

First recorded 1900 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 84 babies1982: 88 babies1983: 86 babies1984: 62 babies1985: 64 babies1986: 77 babies1987: 50 babies1988: 64 babies1989: 73 babies1990: 68 babies19901991: 70 babies1992: 71 babies1993: 62 babies1994: 50 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 54 babies1997: 64 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 27 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 39 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 59 babies2016: 77 babies2017: 73 babies2018: 81 babies2019: 78 babies2020: 91 babies20202021: 92 babies2022: 88 babies2023: 84 babies2024: 99 babies2025: 102 babies
US babies named Woodrow per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 102.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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