Tools / Baby names / W

Woody

Boy

Meaning of Woody: English: 'dweller by the woods'

Woody is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 7709th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 422nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7709

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#422

95 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,246

First recorded 1882 · peak 1946

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 32 babies1982: 26 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 34 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 34 babies1990: 31 babies19901991: 29 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 0 babies2017: 5 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 7 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Woody per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 34.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

More English boys' names

Other names starting with W