Boys' name · since 1959
Shmiel
956 babies named Shmiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shmiel is the #2238 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 956 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Shmiel recorded 956 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #2238 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #5,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,238 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 956 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shmiel ranks #5,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,238 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 956 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,284 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,238 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shmiel's 956 recorded births place it above 88.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shmiel compares
956 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shmiel's all-time total is 159% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shmiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 956 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shmiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shmiel's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shmiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Shmiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (348 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Shmiel's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Shmiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
209 births
- 2010s
2010s
348 births
- 2020s
2020s
296 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 348 births (36% of all-time use).
How Shmiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shmiel's total volume
Shmiel by state
Where Shmiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 588 | 61.5% |
588 of 956 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shmiel's data
- Shmiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (348 total births) through the 2020s (296) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shmiels (588 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shmiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shmiel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.