Woodie
Woodie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Woodie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Woodie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Woodie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Woodie as a girl name dates back to 1888, when 5 babies received it. 1926 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Woodie — #1,997 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Woodie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Woodie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1954, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 338 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Woodie as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1946 was its biggest year on record, with 48 newborns named Woodie — #967 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Woodie on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Woodie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Woodie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Woodie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Woodie most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States82%
- United Kingdom8%
- HK4%
- Australia4%
- Ireland3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Woodie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Woodie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Woodie
Woodie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Woodie's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #967. Use the chart and map above to compare Woodie'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 .
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.