Smith

Boy name

Smith has been given to 5,664 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016.

Meaning & origin /smɪθ/

From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

5,664

Peak year

2016 (174 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -23%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Smith.

5,657 babies since 1913

5,677 babies since 1988

5,691 babies since 1998

5,623 babies since 2004

5,598 babies since 1880

5,737 babies since 1941

5,561 babies since 1882

5,560 babies since 1990

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