Smithy vs Smith

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

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Smithy

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Name B

Smith

Boy name · Rank #1583

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Metric Smithy Smith
Current Rank Unranked #1583
Total Births (all years) 11 5,475
Peak Year 1938 2016
Peak Year Births 6 162
Peak Decade 1930s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Smithy Smith
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, 1922–1938.

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