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Why parents love Woods- Tiger Woods IS the most important golfer in HISTORY.The name IS the plural forest.One syllable with a natural, English sound: WOODZ.Wood IS directly embedded.The most directly nature-AND-sports-legendary.
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The vibe of Woods
from the forestwoodland dwellerOld EnglishwuduWoodsTiger Woodsgolferhistoryancientplural
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Origin & history of Woods
Old English wudu (wood/forest)
→ plural Woods
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Tiger Woods IS the most important golfer in history. The name IS the plural forest.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Tiger Woods (born 1975).
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Today
Woods remains a beloved choice, ranking #3353 in the US. 572 babies have been named Woods since 1912.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Woods?
2024
peak year
Today, Woods is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3353), with only about 50 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 94 babies were given the name (ranked #1759 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Woods has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 572 babies have been registered as Woods since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
94
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,759)
(ranked #1,759)
50
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
500
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
572
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Woods4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Woods's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — Tiger leadership. People named Woods tend to be natural, legendary, and gifted at being history's most important golfer.
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History's most important golfer✦
Tiger-Woods◈
Plural-forest◎
Natural-English♡
Maximum-legendaryW5
O6
O6
D4
S1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Woods🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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