Shmiel
#4,947 most common boys' name of all time · #12,220 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1959–2025
Rank among boys
#4,947
Rank overall
#12,220 of 105,966
First appeared
1959
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
956
Since 2016
445
Peak year
2025 #2,238
Best rank
#2,238 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 63/yr
Shmiel first appears in 1959. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 63 | 63 | #2,238 |
| 2024 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,852 |
| 2023 | — | 55 | 55 | #2,454 |
| 2022 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,845 |
| 2021 | — | 43 | 43 | #2,880 |
| 2020 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,743 |
| 2019 | — | 39 | 39 | #3,067 |
| 2018 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,551 |
| 2017 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,266 |
| 2016 | — | 44 | 44 | #2,740 |
| 2015 | — | 44 | 44 | #2,735 |
| 2014 | — | 38 | 38 | #3,003 |
| 2013 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 2012 | — | 33 | 33 | #3,319 |
| 2011 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,136 |
| 2010 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,654 |
| 2009 | — | 39 | 39 | #3,013 |
| 2008 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,294 |
| 2007 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | — | 18 | 18 | #4,925 |
| 2005 | — | 23 | 23 | #3,984 |
| 2004 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,171 |
| 2003 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,344 |
| 2002 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,208 |
| 2001 | — | 22 | 22 | #3,774 |
| 2000 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 1999 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,410 |
| 1998 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,267 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,780 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,361 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,080 |
| 1993 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,812 |
| 1991 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,330 |
| 1990 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,544 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,873 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,533 |
| 1959 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,819 |