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Woodrow

Gender
Boy
Say it
WUUD-roh
Origin
English
UK rank, 2025
#1,337 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,644 for boys

Woodrow is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “row of houses by a wood”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 1,644th for boys in the US (102 babies).

What does Woodrow mean?

English: from an English surname

“row of houses by a wood”

Originally a surname; US President Woodrow Wilson, born Thomas Woodrow Wilson, brought it to wider notice.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Woodrow is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 102 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Woodrow in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,337th among boys
Babies in 2025
22 about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Woodrow, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 29 boys.

Half of all the boys named Woodrow in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.

1997Busiest: 29 in 20152025
Woodrow in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202522#1,337
202417#1,585
202315#1,715
202217#1,561
202126#1,166
202026#1,150
201923#1,230
201820#1,362
201728#1,115
201626#1,163
201529#1,064
201417#1,511
201317#1,493
201217#1,542
201114#1,697
20108#2,534
20097#2,679
20089#2,212
20075#3,231
20067#2,386
20056#2,545
20040–
20033#3,593
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19973#2,979

How popular is Woodrow in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,644th among boys
Babies in 2025
102 about 1 in 17,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 14% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 102 boys in the US were named Woodrow, making it the 1,644th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,707th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 3,358 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900.

2025 had more boys named Woodrow than any year since 1977.

Half of all the boys named Woodrow in the US since 1880 were born between 1916 and 1946, the years shaded on the chart below.

1900Busiest: 3,358 in 19182025
Woodrow in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025102#1,644
202499#1,685
202384#1,875
202288#1,826
202192#1,750
202091#1,707
201978#1,899
201881#1,855
201773#1,958
201677#1,903
201559#2,252
201457#2,297
201333#3,263
201235#3,176
201139#2,949
201044#2,729
200929#3,637
200833#3,342
200727#3,791
200619#4,671
200532#3,168
200429#3,281
200336#2,725
200232#2,878
200124#3,507
200023#3,530
199939#2,297
199840#2,232
199764#1,577
199654#1,722
199539#2,097
199450#1,748
199362#1,488
199271#1,335
199170#1,346
199068#1,348
198973#1,263
198864#1,282
198750#1,437
198677#1,057
198564#1,169
198462#1,153
198386#949
198288#957
198184#986
198094#920
197997#887
197894#886
1977109#816
1976105#815
1975100#831
197497#818
1973120#732
1972136#686
1971144#690
1970147#678
1969156#633
1968148#620
1967154#601
1966148#610
1965168#587
1964196#564
1963191#569
1962200#557
1961216#541
1960208#545
1959180#583
1958215#524
1957239#500
1956233#496
1955283#436
1954305#413
1953304#400
1952353#360
1951362#361
1950334#369
1949388#342
1948428#323
1947485#316
1946470#299
1945503#261
1944524#255
1943559#251
1942480#273
1941481#255
1940443#266
1939424#264
1938405#275
1937357#286
1936282#320
1935272#330
1934217#369
1933222#363
1932293#323
1931236#367
1930212#395
1929213#397
1928230#390
1927338#312
1926306#328
1925375#295
1924516#254
1923484#253
1922622#211
1921684#201
1920774#183
19191,808#91
19183,358#58
19172,428#73
19162,668#64
19151,966#83
19141,785#71
19132,333#44
19121,843#46
1911121#232
191045#391
190924#530
190817#632
190711#814
19067#1,003
19050–
19040–
19030–
19025#1,136
19010–
19008#967

Nicknames for Woodrow

Names like Woodrow

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Woodrow: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/woodrow, updated 20 October 2026.