Woodruff

WUUD-ruhf /ˈwʊdɹʌf/
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Woodruff is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Woodruff is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1959. Woodruff was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1917 (18 births).

About the name Woodruff

PronunciationWUUD-ruhf /ˈwʊdɹʌf/
18peak births 1917
1912first in SSA data

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How popular is Woodruff?

Boys named Woodruff
191219201930194019501959
Boys named Woodruff per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Woodruff total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19597—#3,614
19565—#4,450
19535—#4,334
19476—#3,728
19445—#3,902
19437—#3,226
19387—#3,171
19356—#3,635
19295—#4,533
19265—#4,827
19256—#4,191
19245—#4,959
19235—#4,888
192213—#2,482
19216—#4,316
192012—#2,601
191718—#1,812
19149—#2,453
19137—#2,494
19128—#2,042
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