Woodward

Boy · recorded 1913–1960

  • 1960last recorded
  • 1917best year

Most popular in 1917.

Last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Woodward.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 29 recorded years as a table
Woodward, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191312
191411
19159
19169
191715
19187
19196
19208
19216
19227
19239
19246
19256
19265
19274
19297
19305
19356
19375
19424
19435
19463
19483
19494
19504
19517
19533
19543
19602

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Woodward isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1960
5
Rank in 1960
#4,038
How rare
1 in 426,464 boys
Since 1913
205

Woodward was last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1917, at 15 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Woodward doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.