Names / Boy names
Woods
Current rank
#1,476
and rising
All-time peak
#1,476
in 2025
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
699
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,476 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Woods first appears in American naming records in 1912, where it reads as a boys' name. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. 2025 marked its high point, reaching #1,476. Only about 699 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.