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Wood

/ˈwʊd/ · 98% boys · 7 born in 2025

Wood has been given to about 326 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈwʊd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 110
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Wood per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 22
  • Born in 20257
  • All time326

How popular is Wood?

Its best year was 2023, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 5900th. The typical living American called Wood is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Wood

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Woody0.72
  2. Elwood0.66
  3. Rod0.64
  4. Tod0.64
  5. Lynwood0.64
  6. Linwood0.59
  7. Haywood0.59
  8. Sherwood0.54

Middle names for Wood

Ranked by flow score
  1. Wood James0.74
  2. Wood Miles0.73
  3. Wood Thomas0.71
  4. Wood Cole0.70
  5. Wood Wilder0.58
  6. Wood Paul0.55

Sibling names for Wood

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ambrosebrother · 0.71
  2. Lettiesister · 0.70
  3. Elouisesister · 0.70
  4. Ilasister · 0.70
  5. Soleither · 0.69
  6. Forestbrother · 0.68

Where Wood is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Wood Evans0.73
    2. Wood Edwards0.73
    3. Wood Anderson0.73
    4. Wood Allen0.73
    5. Wood Adams0.73
    6. Wood Turner0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Wood

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.