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.

Name A

Smith

Boy name · Rank #1575

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Name B

Smit

Boy name

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Metric Smith Smit
Current Rank #1575 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 5,354 48
Peak Year 2016 2000
Peak Year Births 162 8
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1995

Births by Decade

Decade Smith Smit
1880ss 181 —
1890ss 143 —
1900ss 168 —
1910ss 481 —
1920ss 559 —
1930ss 376 —
1940ss 277 —
1950ss 199 —
1960ss 164 —
1970ss 131 —
1980ss 220 —
1990ss 204 6
2000ss 394 30
2010ss 1,258 12
2020ss 599 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Smith Smit
2014 139 —
2015 156 —
2016 162 —
2017 154 7
2018 134 —
2019 148 —
2020 123 —
2021 142 —
2022 112 —
2023 113 —
2024 109 —

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, 1880–2024.

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