Girls' name · since 1969
Smantha
325 babies named Smantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
325 girls have been named Smantha since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smantha has been recorded 325 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2005.
- #15,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 325 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smantha ranks #15,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 325
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Smantha's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Smantha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Smantha's full recorded timeline at 1988, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Smantha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Smantha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Smantha's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Smantha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (56% of all-time use).
Smantha by state
Where Smantha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14 | 4.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
14 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Smantha's data
- Smantha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Smanthas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Smantha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1969–2005 (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 Smantha 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.