Girls' name · since 1980
Smitha
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Smitha, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Smitha since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Smitha recorded 51 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1995.
- #34,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smitha ranks #34,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Smitha's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Smitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Smitha's full recorded timeline at 1986, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Smitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1995
- Peak year (1983)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Smitha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (40 births, 78% of the file).
1980s was Smitha's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Smitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 40 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Smitha's data
- Smitha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Smitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1980–1995 (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 Smitha 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.