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Woodley

/ˈwʊdli/ · 100% boys · 17 born in 2025

Woodley has been given to about 293 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwʊdli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 243
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Woodley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 20
  • Born in 202517
  • All time293

How popular is Woodley?

Its best year was 2023, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 5057th. The typical living American called Woodley is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Woodley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rodney0.68
  2. Conley0.68
  3. Wesley0.63
  4. Woody0.65
  5. Wiley0.63
  6. Dudley0.63
  7. Bradley0.58
  8. Oakley0.59

Middle names for Woodley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Woodley Paul0.77
  2. Woodley John0.77
  3. Woodley Blake0.76
  4. Woodley Ross0.76
  5. Woodley Quinn0.76
  6. Woodley Jude0.76

Sibling names for Woodley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kiyomisister · 0.77
  2. Elowensister · 0.77
  3. Rosalinasister · 0.76
  4. Oziasbrother · 0.76
  5. Asaiahbrother · 0.76
  6. Azaiahbrother · 0.76

Where Woodley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Woodley Anderson0.77
    2. Woodley Nguyen0.72
    3. Woodley Moore0.72
    4. Woodley Hill0.72
    5. Woodley Hall0.72
    6. Woodley Brown0.72

    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 Woodley

    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.