How Many People Are Named Woodson?
people named Woodson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 487,567 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,359 babies named Woodson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
56 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Woodson in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Woodson alive today is about 27 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Woodson first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 56 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Woodson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #693, in 1886. In 2025 it ranked #2,450.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,450 |
| Best rank | #693 (1886) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,159 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Woodson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Woodson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 15 of those alive today.
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