How Many People Are Named Woodrow?
people named Woodrow are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 35,543 people in the US has this name
Based on 39,246 babies named Woodrow in Social Security records from 1900 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
3,372 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English. This name was popularized by American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Woodrow (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Woodrow alive today is about 57 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 43 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Woodrow first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1918, to 3,372 babies. In 2025, 102 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Woodrow never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #44, in 1913, and it was in the top 100 for 8 years, 1912 to 1919. In 2025 it ranked #1,653.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,653 |
| Best rank | #44 (1913) |
| Years in the top 100 | 8 (1912 to 1919) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #67 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Woodrow alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Woodrow were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 601 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Woodrow was given 4.1 times as often in South Carolina, 3 times in West Virginia and 2.5 times in Alabama.
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