as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name for someone who lived in a row of houses by a wood. Use as a given name was inspired by the American president (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924).
| 1,443rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,353
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 34,228
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Woodrow per capita
- 1913
- marked the height of its popularity
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100%
76%
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21%
30-54
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2%
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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