Woods
#5,973 most common boys' name of all time · #14,868 across all names · 98% boys / 2% girls · used 1912–2025
Rank among boys
#5,973
Rank overall
#14,868 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
699
Since 2016
608
Peak year
2025 #1,471
Best rank
#1,471 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 127/yr
Woods first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 121 | 127 | #1,471 |
| 2024 | — | 94 | 94 | #1,758 |
| 2023 | 5 | 79 | 84 | #1,956 |
| 2022 | — | 88 | 88 | #1,832 |
| 2021 | — | 64 | 64 | #2,205 |
| 2020 | — | 41 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2019 | — | 40 | 40 | #3,000 |
| 2018 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,458 |
| 2017 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,608 |
| 2016 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,346 |
| 2015 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,773 |
| 2014 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,726 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,875 |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,372 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,688 |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,780 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,184 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,024 |
| 1919 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,892 |
| 1917 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,703 |
| 1912 | — | 5 | 5 | #2,903 |