Is Woodie a boy or girl name?

Woodie is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,262 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.9% were girls and 85.1% were boys.

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Woodie

Recorded 1880–1998 · United States

Woodie was most popular in 1926, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,769 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,262 people named Woodie.

Woodie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Woodie’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Woodie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Woodie is mostly a boy’s name — 14.9% of the 2,262 Americans given it were girls and 85.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Woodie

Where Woodie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org