Boys' name · since 2009

Smyan

48 babies named Smyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,516 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Smyan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 48 have been recorded since 2009.

Smyan has 48 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.

  • #22,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 48 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smyan ranks #22,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,516 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Smyan's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Smyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Smyan's full recorded timeline at 2013, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Smyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 2009201020122013201420172022 5

Smyan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 79% of the file).

2010s was Smyan's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Smyan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (79% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Smyan? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 48 babies named Smyan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,516 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 11 births.
Where does Smyan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Smyan ranks #22,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Smyan most popular? ▼
Smyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Smyan been used? ▼
Smyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 14 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Smyan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Smyth. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Smyan's data

  • Smyan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Smyan

Nearby Names Like Smyan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Smyan

Smyth Boy
6 births

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Minus
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Hulett
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Smyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2022 (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 Smyan 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.