Girls' name · since 1967
Smita
Smita has 134 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Smita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 134 recorded since 1967.
Smita has 134 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1999.
- #23,993 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 134 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smita ranks #23,993 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,993 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Smita's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Smita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Smita's full recorded timeline at 1983, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Smita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1999
- Peak year (1981)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Smita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (72 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Smita's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Smita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 72 births (54% of all-time use).
Smita by state
Where Smita concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 134 births nationwide.
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- Smita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Smitas (5 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 Smita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1967–1999 (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 Smita 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.