Smith
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #1,477 for boys in 2025, 120 births
Given to boys 96.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 28 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,475since 1880
Smith over time
Rank among boys' names. Smith has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #1,477 | 120 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #1,583 | 109 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #1,547 | 113 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #1,574 | 112 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #1,317 | 142 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #1,408 | 123 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #1,258 | 149 |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | #1,343 | 134 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #1,202 | 154 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #1,175 | 162 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | #1,185 | 156 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #1,276 | 139 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #1,376 | 122 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #1,697 | 89 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #1,849 | 76 |
| 2010 | — | #1,850 | 78 | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #2,623 | 47 |
| 2008 | — | #2,237 | 59 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #2,281 | 57 |
| 2006 | — | #2,784 | 41 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #2,493 | 45 |
| 2004 | — | #2,531 | 43 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,626 | 24 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,794 | 22 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,988 | 30 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,219 | 26 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,510 | 35 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,486 | 21 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,455 | 20 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,406 | 20 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,191 | 21 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #3,109 | 22 |
| 1993 | — | #3,368 | 19 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,604 | 17 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,005 | 14 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,779 | 15 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,989 | 20 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,437 | 24 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,641 | 20 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,360 | 23 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #2,098 | 25 |
| 1983 | — | #2,017 | 26 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,111 | 25 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #2,038 | 26 |
| 1980 | — | #3,430 | 12 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,168 | 13 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,054 | 23 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,050 | 21 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,405 | 16 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | — | |
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,861 | 20 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,814 | 18 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,366 | 12 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,035 | 16 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,581 | 26 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,295 | 13 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,953 | 17 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,725 | 20 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,836 | 18 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,615 | 22 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,430 | 27 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,615 | 21 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,063 | 44 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,233 | 35 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,349 | 24 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,193 | 31 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,636 | 19 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,268 | 30 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,183 | 32 | |
| 1939 | — | #954 | 43 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,275 | 27 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,212 | 30 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1935 | — | #940 | 45 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,038 | 39 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1932 | — | #902 | 51 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,078 | 39 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,132 | 38 | |
| 1929 | — | #995 | 46 | |
| 1928 | — | #913 | 54 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,098 | 42 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #945 | 51 | |
| 1924 | — | #937 | 56 | |
| 1923 | — | #941 | 53 | |
| 1922 | — | #809 | 69 | |
| 1921 | — | #768 | 76 | |
| 1920 | — | #805 | 69 | |
| 1919 | — | #867 | 58 | |
| 1918 | — | #841 | 61 | |
| 1917 | — | #784 | 64 | |
| 1916 | — | #797 | 60 | |
| 1915 | — | #776 | 60 | |
| 1914 | — | #788 | 45 | |
| 1913 | — | #734 | 40 | |
| 1912 | — | #608 | 45 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #512 | 30 | |
| 1909 | — | #615 | 19 | |
| 1908 | — | #632 | 17 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #523 | 19 | |
| 1905 | — | #666 | 13 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #576 | 15 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #446 | 26 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #501 | 16 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #482 | 15 | |
| 1888 | — | #377 | 24 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #465 | 15 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Smith was already there! It came in at #465, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Smith is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#609 · 1 in 3,200
- Alabama#667 · 1 in 3,669
- South Carolina#696 · 1 in 4,051
- Indiana#701 · 1 in 4,095
- Colorado#805 · 1 in 5,165
Best ever in a state: #183 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #609 | 6 | 1 in 3,200 |
| Alabama | #667 | 6 | 1 in 3,669 |
| South Carolina | #696 | 5 | 1 in 4,051 |
| Indiana | #701 | 8 | 1 in 4,095 |
| Colorado | #805 | 5 | 1 in 5,165 |
| Michigan | #819 | 8 | 1 in 5,371 |
| Georgia | #890 | 9 | 1 in 5,596 |
| North Carolina | #929 | 8 | 1 in 6,379 |
| Tennessee | #1,017 | 5 | 1 in 7,167 |
| Illinois | #1,146 | 6 | 1 in 8,984 |
| Florida | #1,226 | 9 | 1 in 10,306 |
| Texas | #1,706 | 9 | 1 in 19,014 |
| California | #1,840 | 8 | 1 in 23,672 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Smith
- 106 spots since 2024 (#1,583 → #1,477)
- 69 spots since 2020 (#1,408 → #1,477)
- 292 spots since 2015 (#1,185 → #1,477)
- Biggest jump: 321 spots in 1939 (#1,275 → #954)
- Biggest drop: 356 spots in 1936 (#940 → #1,296)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #318 (28 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1880–1925
- Highest: 1 in 3,850 boys born in 1885 were named Smith (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,234 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.0% of all boys named Smith (1,259) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 181 | #318 (1885) | #426 |
| 1890s | 143 | #404 (1892) | #541 |
| 1900s | 168 | #446 (1900) | #585 |
| 1910s | 481 | #512 (1910) | #747 |
| 1920s | 559 | #768 (1921) | #928 |
| 1930s | 376 | #902 (1932) | #1,088 |
| 1940s | 277 | #1,063 (1948) | #1,367 |
| 1950s | 199 | #1,430 (1951) | #1,776 |
| 1960s | 164 | #1,581 (1960) | #2,053 |
| 1970s | 131 | #2,050 (1974) | #2,835 |
| 1980s | 220 | #2,017 (1983) | #2,472 |
| 1990s | 204 | #2,510 (1999) | #3,391 |
| 2000s | 394 | #2,237 (2008) | #2,858 |
| 2010s | 1,259 | #1,175 (2016) | #1,421 |
| 2020s | 719 | #1,317 (2021) | #1,484 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Smith in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 273,477 of them was named Smith, which outranked 23.8% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #12,206Zurina7
- #12,206Zylani7
- #12,206Zymirah7
- #13,464Smith6
- #13,464Aadhvika6
- #13,464Aakifah6
- #13,464Aaleya6
- #15,251Aabha5
- #15,251Aadhirai5
- #15,251Aadvi5
Tied with 1,786 names at #13,464; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 12,320 of them was named Smith, which outranked 90.7% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).