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 #1583

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Smitty 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, 1934–1970.

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