Is Woody a boy or girl name?
Woody is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 11 boys were named Woody, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 4,234 US babies named Woody were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,688
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Woody since 1882
- 4,234
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 116 babies
Boys and girls named Woody, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 206 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 305 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 1940s | 910 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 813 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 577 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 471 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 287 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 212 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,688 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,053 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,619 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #7,068 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,509 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,750 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,756 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #14,151 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #12,027 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #8,094 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,746 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,828 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,730 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,649 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,826 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,989 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,689 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,862 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,512 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,608 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #7,024 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,504 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #5,036 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,159 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,823 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,950 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,546 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 24 | #3,016 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,468 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,104 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 57 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 43 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 56 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 57 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 73 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 72 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 79 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 74 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 78 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 65 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 83 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 84 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 81 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 72 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 96 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 86 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 83 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 85 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 84 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 77 | #782 | 5 | #6,028 |
| 1947 | 109 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 116 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 101 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 105 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 97 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 70 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 83 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 68 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 49 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,072 | 5 | #4,918 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Woody reached #600 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #4,918 in 1937. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Woody
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.