Smitty vs Smith

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

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Smitty

Boy name

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Name B

Smith

Boy name · Rank #1575

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Metric Smitty Smith
Current Rank Unranked #1575
Total Births (all years) 90 5,354
Peak Year 1950 2016
Peak Year Births 14 162
Peak Decade 1950ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1934 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Smitty Smith
1880ss — 181
1890ss — 143
1900ss — 168
1910ss — 481
1920ss — 559
1930ss 6 376
1940ss 21 277
1950ss 46 199
1960ss 12 164
1970ss 5 131
1980ss — 220
1990ss — 204
2000ss — 394
2010ss — 1,258
2020ss — 599

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Smitty Smith
2014 — 139
2015 — 156
2016 — 162
2017 — 154
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, 1934–1970.

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