Smith vs Smit

Side-by-side comparison of Smith and Smit - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Smith

Boy name · Rank #1583

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Name B

Smit

Boy name

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Metric Smith Smit
Current Rank #1583 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 5,475 48
Peak Year 2016 2000
Peak Year Births 162 8
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1995

Births by Decade

Decade Smith Smit
1880s 181 -
1890s 143 -
1900s 168 -
1910s 481 -
1920s 559 -
1930s 376 -
1940s 277 -
1950s 199 -
1960s 164 -
1970s 131 -
1980s 220 -
1990s 204 6
2000s 394 30
2010s 1,259 12
2020s 719 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Smith Smit
2014 139 -
2015 156 -
2016 162 -
2017 154 7
2018 134 -
2019 149 -
2020 123 -
2021 142 -
2022 112 -
2023 113 -
2024 109 -
2025 120 -

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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