Recorded 1980–1995 Girls' name Peak 1983 51 births

Smitha — girls' name

51 babies named Smitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s401990s11
1980s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Smitha was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

12 babies were named Smitha in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Smitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Smitha between 1980 and 1995, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Smitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Smitha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Smitha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Smitha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Smitha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

51

Since 1980

16 years of records

Peak year

1983

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1980

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1995

Smitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1980

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1983)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 19951991198819861984198319811980 5

Smitha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 78% of Smitha's all-time total
1980s401990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Smitha?
51 babies have been named Smitha since 1980. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1983 with 12 births.
When was Smitha most popular?
Smitha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Smitha been used?
Smitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 16 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Smitha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Smith, Smita, Smithie, Smira, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.