Woodson
Rank in 2025
#2421
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
56
boys 56
Peak year
1886
9 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,359
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Woodson was most popular in 1886, when 9 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 56 babies were named Woodson, ranking #2421 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 74%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 56 | 2421 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 48 | 2715 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 34 | 3416 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 36 | 3278 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 25 | 4118 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 28 | 3734 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 24 | 4230 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 28 | 3793 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 29 | 3678 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 23 | 4327 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 18 | 5058 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 17 | 5252 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 13 | 6241 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 15 | 5720 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 10 | 7502 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 5 | 12231 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 8 | 8985 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 10 | 7698 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 5 | 12367 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 5 | 12055 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 6 | 9948 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 8 | 7643 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 7 | 8339 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 6 | 9112 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 5 | 8868 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 7 | 6519 |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1988 | <5 | — | 5 | 7270 |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 10 | 3966 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 7 | 4961 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 8 | 4495 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 6 | 5059 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 6 | 4505 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1970 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 5 | 4404 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | 9 | 2907 |
| 1967 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 9 | 2784 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | 7 | 3244 |
| 1964 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 6 | 3646 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 7 | 3305 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 6 | 3652 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | 8 | 3077 |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 8 | 3037 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 5 | 3944 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 12 | 2375 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | 10 | 2628 |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 5 | 3886 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 9 | 2743 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 9 | 2709 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 16 | 1939 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 13 | 2135 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 7 | 3021 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | 7 | 3019 |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 22 | 1559 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 14 | 2076 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 13 | 2030 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 11 | 2131 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 17 | 1683 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 16 | 1833 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 17 | 1730 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 10 | 2333 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 10 | 2322 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 14 | 1879 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 9 | 2479 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 9 | 2479 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 14 | 1872 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 17 | 1708 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 8 | 2742 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 17 | 1707 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | 10 | 2465 |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 13 | 2101 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 9 | 2781 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 11 | 2452 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 20 | 1707 |
| 1927 | <5 | — | 12 | 2408 |
| 1926 | <5 | — | 15 | 2074 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 17 | 1935 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 22 | 1675 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 18 | 1874 |
| 1922 | <5 | — | 15 | 2143 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 17 | 1980 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 23 | 1592 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 16 | 1973 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 27 | 1373 |
| 1917 | <5 | — | 29 | 1264 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 30 | 1206 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 27 | 1265 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 16 | 1545 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 18 | 1205 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 12 | 1417 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | 7 | 1387 |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 5 | 1589 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 7 | 1155 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1907 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1906 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1905 | <5 | — | 5 | 1233 |
| 1904 | <5 | — | 7 | 966 |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1901 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1900 | <5 | — | 6 | 1162 |
| 1899 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1898 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1897 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1894 | <5 | — | 8 | 787 |
| 1893 | <5 | — | 8 | 768 |
| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | 5 | 994 |
| 1889 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1888 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1887 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1886 | <5 | — | 9 | 647 |
| 1885 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1884 | <5 | — | 8 | 701 |
| 1883 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1882 | <5 | — | 5 | 943 |
| 1881 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1880 | <5 | — | 8 | 682 |
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