Girls' name · since 1911
Smithie
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Smithie, peaking in 1914. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Smithie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1911.
Smithie has 54 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1924.
- #34,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smithie ranks #34,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #34,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Smithie's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Smithie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Smithie's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Smithie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1924
- Peak year (1914)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Smithie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (42 births, 78% of the file).
1910s was Smithie's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Smithie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 42 births (78% of all-time use).
Smithie by state
Where Smithie concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 9 | 16.7% |
9 of 54 births nationwide.
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What to do with Smithie's data
- Smithie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Smithies (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Smithie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1911–1924 (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 Smithie 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.