Recorded 1922–1938 Boys' name Peak 1938 11 births

Smithy — boys' name

11 babies named Smithy in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s6
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Smithy was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

6 babies were named Smithy in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Smithy

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Smithy between 1922 and 1938, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Smithy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Smithy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Smithy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Smithy 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 11 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.

Smithy at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

11

Since 1922

17 years of records

Peak year

1938

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1922

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1938

Smithy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1922

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19381922 5

Smithy by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 55% of Smithy's all-time total
1920s51930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Smithy?
11 babies have been named Smithy since 1922. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1938 with 6 births.
When was Smithy most popular?
Smithy was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Smithy been used?
Smithy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 17 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Smithy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Smith, Smiley, Smitty, Smit. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1922–1938 (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.