Is Woodson a boy or girl name?

Woodson is a boy’s name. Of the 1,359 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Woodson

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Woodson was most popular in 2025, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,203 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,203, with 56 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,359 people named Woodson.

Woodson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Woodson’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Woodson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Woodson is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,359 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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