Wood is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2023 and has grown less common since.
Wood is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,627 for boy births in the United States (and #21,901 across all names), given to 7 babies. Wood first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2023 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,627 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,833 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | #15,086 | #5,900 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,779 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,070 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,609 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,820 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | — | #3,420 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,727 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,775 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #4,032 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,869 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,932 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #3,144 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,965 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #4,145 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,772 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,314 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #3,016 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,716 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #4,203 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,377 |
| 1925 | 13 | — | — | #2,433 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,860 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,770 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,527 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | — | #2,801 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,813 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | — | #2,507 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,395 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,540 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,388 |
| 1915 | 13 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | — | #1,684 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,253 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #2,041 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | — | #941 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #995 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,053 |