Woodrow is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Woodrow means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Woodrow across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Woodrow has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Woodrow is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “row of houses by a wood”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 39,246 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 328 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Woodrow per year, United States (1900 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (3,372/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (28/yr).
Woodrow has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #135 nationally (given to 3,372 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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