Woody
Pronounced W UH1 D IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1946
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Woody?
Woody is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 6,148 children — the 1,365th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 102 births across the past decade, against a peak of 164 in a single year. That peak was in 1946.
Woodie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Woody and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Woodie
Nicknames
Woody is itself a short form of Woodrow.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- W UH1 D IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Woody
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Woody
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Woody?
- Woody ranks 1,365th among boys' names in US records, with 6,148 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 102.
- Is Woody a unisex name?
- No. Woody is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Woody most popular?
- 1946, when 164 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Woody spelled?
- Woodie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.