Meaning and history
Woody is either a diminutive of names containing wood, such as Woodrow, or a nickname derived from the English word wood. Notable bearers include folk singer Woodrow “Woody” Guthrie (1912–1967), comedian and film director Heywood “Woody” Allen (1935–, born Allan Stewart Konigsberg), and actor Woodrow “Woody” Harrelson (1961–). The name is also used for the cartoon characters Woody Woodpecker, who debuted in 1940, and Woody from the Toy Story films, which began in 1995.
20062006: 9 births, rank #7,998
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 9 births, rank #8,324
2009: 8 births, rank #8,985
2010: 8 births, rank #8,803
20112011: 9 births, rank #8,079
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 10 births, rank #7,562
2015: 6 births, rank #10,644
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
2018: 16 births, rank #5,540
2019: 7 births, rank #9,756
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 12 births, rank #6,698
2022: 17 births, rank #5,445
2023: 20 births, rank #4,886
2024: 11 births, rank #7,257
20252025: 10 births, rank #7,679
Woody moved from #879 to #995 for boys between 1963 and 1965. Its highest annual birth count came in 1946, with 116 births.