unisex name

Woodie

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,273

Woodie is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1998 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1926, when 59 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Woodie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1998, not a full ten years.

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Births named Woodie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 66
1890s 57
1900s 71
1910s 370
1920s 356
1930s 291
1940s 468
1950s 304
1960s 144
1970s 85
1980s 34
1990s (to 1998) 16

How popular is Woodie?

In 1998, Woodie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Woodie is used

England & Wales #5,438 3 in 2023
United States #9,714 5 in 1998

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Woodie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Woodie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Woodie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Woodie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Woodie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Woodie

How popular is the name Woodie?

In 1998, Woodie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Woodie a girl's or a boy's name?

Woodie is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Woodie?

Woodie has 2 syllables.

When was Woodie most popular?

Woodie peaked in 1926, when 59 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.