Smith Name Popularity

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How popular is Smith?

In 2018 the uncommon name Smith, ranked the 1,354th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Smith is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #326 in 1885.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 162 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Smith was less than 5, most recently in 1972.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1907-1915, 1918-1921, 1945-1948, and 2003-2015, the name Smith took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1932-1936, and 1939-1943.

Sometimes the name Smith has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Smith's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Smith for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Smith?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Smith is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Smith (Girl)		Smith (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		16	7,310	131	1,354
2017		14	8,212	153	1,205
2016		12	9,327	162	1,176
2015		11	10,043	156	1,185
2014		6	16,225	139	1,281
2013		8	12,993	122	1,382
2012		9	12,085	89	1,707
2011		6	16,491	76	1,859
2010		< 5	--	78	1,866
2009		9	12,306	47	2,651
2008		< 5	--	59	2,253
2007		5	20,139	57	2,297
2006		< 5	--	41	2,821
2005		5	18,786	45	2,521
2004		< 5	--	43	2,566
2003		< 5	--	24	3,709
2002		< 5	--	22	3,895
2001		< 5	--	30	3,051
2000		< 5	--	26	3,286
1999		< 5	--	35	2,548
1998		< 5	--	21	3,579
1997		< 5	--	20	3,568
1996		< 5	--	20	3,533
1995		< 5	--	21	3,285
1994		5	15,431	22	3,196
1993		< 5	--	19	3,481
1992		< 5	--	17	3,725
1991		< 5	--	14	4,191
1990		< 5	--	15	3,941
1989		< 5	--	20	3,077
1988		< 5	--	24	2,504
1987		< 5	--	20	2,709
1986		< 5	--	23	2,420
1985		6	10,498	19	2,699
1984		8	8,049	25	2,151
1983		< 5	--	26	2,074
1982		< 5	--	25	2,157
1981		6	10,216	26	2,079
1980		< 5	--	11	3,811
1979		< 5	--	13	3,329
1978		< 5	--	16	2,781
1977		< 5	--	13	3,178
1976		< 5	--	24	2,043
1975		< 5	--	10	3,628
1974		< 5	--	21	2,120
1973		< 5	--	16	2,498
1972		5	9,420	< 5	--
1971		< 5	--	7	4,322
1970		< 5	--	12	2,872
1969		< 5	--	20	1,905
1968		< 5	--	13	2,430
1967		< 5	--	14	2,233
1966		< 5	--	18	1,884
1965		< 5	--	12	2,453
1964		< 5	--	15	2,192
1963		< 5	--	18	1,949
1962		< 5	--	16	2,106
1961		< 5	--	12	2,518
1960		< 5	--	26	1,616
1959		< 5	--	13	2,400
1958		< 5	--	17	2,012
1957		< 5	--	16	2,079
1956		< 5	--	22	1,714
1955		< 5	--	20	1,783
1954		< 5	--	22	1,662
1953		< 5	--	18	1,892
1952		< 5	--	22	1,655
1951		< 5	--	27	1,453
1950		< 5	--	21	1,650
1949		< 5	--	18	1,814
1948		< 5	--	44	1,073
1947		< 5	--	35	1,250
1946		< 5	--	18	1,750
1945		< 5	--	24	1,373
1944		< 5	--	31	1,207
1943		< 5	--	19	1,689
1942		< 5	--	30	1,295
1941		< 5	--	26	1,329
1940		< 5	--	32	1,205
1939		< 5	--	43	971
1938		< 5	--	27	1,307
1937		< 5	--	30	1,229
1936		< 5	--	26	1,320
1935		< 5	--	45	952
1934		< 5	--	39	1,056
1933		< 5	--	38	1,073
1932		< 5	--	51	911
1931		< 5	--	39	1,099
1930		< 5	--	38	1,149
1929		< 5	--	46	1,004
1928		< 5	--	54	926
1927		< 5	--	42	1,109
1926		< 5	--	43	1,084
1925		< 5	--	51	954
1924		< 5	--	56	942
1923		< 5	--	53	951
1922		< 5	--	69	817
1921		< 5	--	76	770
1920		< 5	--	69	811
1919		< 5	--	58	876
1918		< 5	--	61	850
1917		< 5	--	64	792
1916		< 5	--	60	801
1915		< 5	--	60	784
1914		< 5	--	45	793
1913		< 5	--	40	744
1912		< 5	--	45	621
1911		< 5	--	18	790
1910		< 5	--	30	520
1909		< 5	--	19	634
1908		< 5	--	17	654
1907		< 5	--	19	585
1906		< 5	--	19	544
1905		< 5	--	13	695
1904		< 5	--	17	561
1903		< 5	--	15	593
1902		< 5	--	13	644
1901		< 5	--	10	722
1900		< 5	--	26	454
1899		< 5	--	14	545
1898		< 5	--	15	568
1897		< 5	--	8	843
1896		< 5	--	13	634
1895		< 5	--	16	525
1894		< 5	--	14	564
1893		< 5	--	14	533
1892		< 5	--	22	413
1891		< 5	--	12	558
1890		< 5	--	15	508
1889		< 5	--	15	493
1888		< 5	--	24	383
1887		< 5	--	18	404
1886		< 5	--	16	467
1885		< 5	--	28	326
1884		< 5	--	18	446
1883		< 5	--	13	519
1882		< 5	--	16	465
1881		< 5	--	18	410
1880		< 5	--	15	477

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.