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Woodrow

Boy name

Woodrow has been given to 39,246 babies in the U.S. since 1900. It peaked in 1918.

Meaning & origin /ˈwʊd.roʊ/

From wood +‎ row.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

08401.679k2.519k3.358k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

39,246

Peak year

1918 (3,372 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1900

10-year trend

▲ +73%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Woodrow

Woody Harrelson

American actor

Woody Guthrie

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

Woody Herman

American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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