Recorded 1911–1924 Girls' name Peak 1914 54 births

Smithie — girls' name

54 babies named Smithie in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s12
1910s
Peak decade

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

1914
Single peak year

10 babies were named Smithie in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Smithie

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Smithie between 1911 and 1924, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Smithie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Smithie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Smithie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Smithie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Smithie 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 54 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.

Smithie at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

54

Since 1911

14 years of records

Peak year

1914

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1911

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1924

Smithie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1911

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1914)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 19241922191719151914191319121911 9

Smithie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
42 births that decade — 78% of Smithie's all-time total
1910s421920s12

Smithie by state

Where Smithie concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Smithie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
9 16.7%
North Carolina share of Smithie's total US births 16.7%

9 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Smithie?
54 babies have been named Smithie since 1911. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1914 with 10 births.
When was Smithie most popular?
Smithie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Smithie most popular?
The top states for the name Smithie are North Carolina (9 births).
How long has the name Smithie been used?
Smithie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 14 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Smithie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Smith, Smita, Smitha, 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, 1911–1924 (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.