Woodard
Woodard is an English-language surname.
Meaning & Origin of Woodard
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Woodard is an English-language surname.
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The Story of Woodard
Woodard first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 18 Woodards were born — ranking #1,885 that year. As of 2026, Woodard ranks #3,558 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 283 Woodards have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Woodard
Woodard is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 283 births in the dataset. Woodard's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,885. Use the chart and map above to compare Woodard's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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