Smith vs Smitty

Side-by-side comparison of Smith and Smitty - 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

Smitty

Boy name

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Metric Smith Smitty
Current Rank #1583 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 5,475 90
Peak Year 2016 1950
Peak Year Births 162 14
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1934

Births by Decade

Decade Smith Smitty
1880s 181 -
1890s 143 -
1900s 168 -
1910s 481 -
1920s 559 -
1930s 376 6
1940s 277 21
1950s 199 46
1960s 164 12
1970s 131 5
1980s 220 -
1990s 204 -
2000s 394 -
2010s 1,259 -
2020s 719 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Smith Smitty
2014 139 -
2015 156 -
2016 162 -
2017 154 -
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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