Shmiel
Shmiel was the 2249th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 509 places. More babies were named Shmiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,249 boys, up 501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202563 babies
- Total since 1880
- 956babies recorded
Shmiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,249 | 63 |
| 2020 | #2,750 | 45 |
| 2010 | #3,695 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,181 | 19 |
| 1990 | #5,744 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,524 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Shmiel, counting every spelling?
Shmiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Shmiel?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shmiel (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shmiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shmiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shmiel?
About 900 people born in the US named Shmiel are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Shmiel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shmiel by state
How common Shmiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.4×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Shmiel
How popular is the name Shmiel?
Shmiel was the 2249th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 509 places. More babies were named Shmiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shmiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shmiel in the US.
Where is Shmiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shmiel was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 boys).