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Origin & history of Woodley1
Modern American roots
Woodley comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Wood clearing or meadow." | Formal: "Clearing or meadow with trees.".
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How popular is Woodley?
2023
peak year
The name Woodley reached its peak in 2023, with 20 registrations (ranked #5052). The name has actually been around since 1918 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9652) today, averaging about 10 new babies per year. Woodley has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 275 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,052)
(ranked #5,052)
10
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
100
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
275
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Woodley9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
W5
O6
O6
D4
L3
E5
Y7
Sum: 36 → Life path 9
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Personality of Woodley🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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