Woodson
Woodson is a patronymic surname. It is also used, less commonly, as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Woodson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Woodson is a patronymic surname. It is also used, less commonly, as a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Woodson
Woodson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 49 Woodsons were born — ranking #2,685 that year. As of 2026, Woodson ranks #2,685 for baby boys with 49 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Woodsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Woodson
Woodson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Woodson's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #647. Use the chart and map above to compare Woodson'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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