Smith
Smith was the 1483rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 326th; the most babies were born in 2016 (162). Over the last ten years it has moved down 296 places. More babies were named Smith in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,483 boys, down 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 120boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016162 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,664babies recorded
Smith popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,798 | #1,483 | 8 | 120 |
| 2020 | #13,303 | #1,412 | 7 | 123 |
| 2010 | — | #1,866 | — | 78 |
| 2000 | — | #3,288 | — | 26 |
| 1990 | — | #3,941 | — | 15 |
| 1980 | — | #3,586 | — | 12 |
| 1970 | — | #2,871 | — | 12 |
| 1960 | — | #1,615 | — | 26 |
| 1950 | — | #1,651 | — | 21 |
| 1940 | — | #1,205 | — | 32 |
| 1930 | — | #1,149 | — | 38 |
| 1920 | — | #811 | — | 69 |
| 1910 | — | #520 | — | 30 |
| 1900 | — | #454 | — | 26 |
| 1890 | — | #508 | — | 15 |
| 1880 | — | #477 | — | 15 |
How popular is Smith, counting every spelling?
Smith has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,397 for boys in 2025, against #1,483 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Smith?
120 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Smith (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Smith 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 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Smith.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Smith?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Smith are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 32. That makes Smith mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Smith by state
How common Smith was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (3.0×), Georgia (2.6×), Tennessee (2.0×), Michigan (1.8×). In 36 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 Smith
How popular is the name Smith?
Smith was the 1483rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 326th; the most babies were born in 2016 (162). Over the last ten years it has moved down 296 places. More babies were named Smith in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Smith a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Smith in the US.
Where is Smith most popular?
In 2021–2025, Smith was most common in North Carolina (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.