ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 2023 First Year 2023 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #13455 Peak Rank 6 Total Count 1 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Wood What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Being a natural material, it is characterized as an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin and hemicelluloses that resists compression. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood) 🏛️Origin & history A 2011 discovery in the Canadian province of New Brunswick yielded the earliest known plants to have grown wood, approximately 395 to 400 million years ago . Wood can be dated by carbon dating and in some species by dendrochronology to determine when a wooden object was created. People have used wood for thousands of years for many purposes, including as a fuel or as a construction material for making houses , tools , weapons , furniture , packaging , artworks , and paper . Known constructions using wood date back ten thousand years. Buildings like the longhouses in Neolithic Europe were made [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Wood](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/16_wood_samples.jpg/330px-16_wood_samples.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood) 📖 ## The Story of Wood Wood first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 16 Woods were born — ranking #5,664 that year. As of 2026, Wood ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 313 Woods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Wood Phonetically similar names — useful when Wood is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Would * Weed * Wide * Wed * [Wade](/wade) * Wad * Weighed * Wod * Wid * Wowed * Wooed * Wedd Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Wood What does the name Wood mean? Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. Being a natural material, it is characterized as an organic material – a natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin and hemicelluloses that resists compression. How popular is Wood in 2026? In 2026, Wood ranks #8,947 among boys' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year. When was Wood most popular? Wood reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #5,664 that year with 16 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Wood most popular? Wood has historically been most popular in Alabama, Florida. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Wood. Is Wood a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Wood is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Wood? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Wood include Sher, Savio, Asan. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧RiveraPeak #13455](/rivera)[👧RaemariePeak #13455](/raemarie)[👧SohailaPeak #13455](/sohaila)[👧SiennePeak #13455](/sienne)[👧AstrayaPeak #13455](/astraya)[👧NooriaPeak #13455](/nooria)[👧TiferetPeak #13455](/tiferet)[👧KaizaPeak #13455](/kaiza) ## About the name Wood Wood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 313 births in the dataset. Wood's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,664\. Use the chart and map above to compare Wood's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "W" → ](/letter/w) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.