Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Smith

#1,606 most common boys' name of all time · #3,897 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,606
Rank overall
#3,897 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
5,664
Since 2016
1,418
Peak year
2016 #1,175
Best rank
#326 1885
Girls Boys peak 174/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Smith is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 120 128 #1,479
2024 8 109 117 #1,583
2023 6 113 119 #1,548
2022 13 112 125 #1,576
2021 6 142 148 #1,317
2020 7 123 130 #1,408
2019 10 149 159 #1,259
2018 16 134 150 #1,343
2017 14 154 168 #1,202
2016 12 162 174 #1,175
2015 11 156 167 #1,185
2014 6 139 145 #1,276
2013 8 122 130 #1,377
2012 9 89 98 #1,697
2011 6 76 82 #1,849
2010 — 78 78 #1,851
2009 9 47 56 #2,623
2008 — 59 59 #2,238
2007 5 57 62 #2,282
2006 — 41 41 #2,784
2005 5 45 50 #2,494
2004 — 43 43 #2,531
2003 — 24 24 #3,628
2002 — 22 22 #3,798
2001 — 30 30 #2,991
2000 — 26 26 #3,222
1999 — 35 35 #2,512
1998 — 21 21 #3,490
1997 — 20 20 #3,460
1996 — 20 20 #3,411
1995 — 21 21 #3,199
1994 5 22 27 #3,115
1993 — 19 19 #3,372
1992 — 17 17 #3,608
1991 — 14 14 #4,016
1990 — 15 15 #3,790
1989 — 20 20 #2,994
1988 — 24 24 #2,440
1987 — 20 20 #2,645
1986 — 23 23 #2,365
1985 6 19 25 #2,604
1984 8 25 33 #2,105
1983 — 26 26 #2,020
1982 — 25 25 #2,112
1981 6 26 32 #2,041
1980 — 12 12 #3,437
1979 — 13 13 #3,176
1978 — 16 16 #2,677
1977 — 13 13 #3,048
1976 — 23 23 #2,055
1975 — 10 10 #3,435
1974 — 21 21 #2,055
1973 — 16 16 #2,408
1972 5 — 5 —
1971 — 7 7 #3,981
1970 — 12 12 #2,747
1969 — 20 20 #1,863
1968 — 13 13 #2,323
1967 — 14 14 #2,149
1966 — 18 18 #1,816
1965 — 12 12 #2,376
1964 — 15 15 #2,122
1963 — 18 18 #1,906
1962 — 16 16 #2,043
1961 — 12 12 #2,421
1960 — 26 26 #1,584
1959 — 13 13 #2,306
1958 — 17 17 #1,960
1957 — 16 16 #2,027
1956 — 22 22 #1,685
1955 — 20 20 #1,732
1954 — 23 23 #1,596
1953 — 18 18 #1,841
1952 — 22 22 #1,621
1951 — 27 27 #1,430
1950 — 21 21 #1,621
1949 — 18 18 #1,763
1948 — 44 44 #1,066
1947 — 35 35 #1,233
1946 — 18 18 #1,697
1945 — 24 24 #1,353
1944 — 31 31 #1,194
1943 — 19 19 #1,640
1942 — 30 30 #1,270
1941 — 26 26 #1,305
1940 — 32 32 #1,185
1939 — 43 43 #956
1938 — 27 27 #1,279
1937 — 30 30 #1,215
1936 — 26 26 #1,302
1935 — 45 45 #943
1934 — 39 39 #1,041
1933 — 38 38 #1,057
1932 — 51 51 #905
1931 — 39 39 #1,081
1930 — 38 38 #1,135
1929 — 46 46 #997
1928 — 54 54 #916
1927 — 42 42 #1,101
1926 — 43 43 #1,068
1925 — 51 51 #948
1924 — 56 56 #938
1923 — 53 53 #943
1922 — 69 69 #812
1921 — 76 76 #769
1920 — 69 69 #806
1919 — 58 58 #868
1918 — 61 61 #844
1917 — 64 64 #787
1916 — 60 60 #798
1915 — 60 60 #779
1914 — 45 45 #788
1913 — 40 40 #734
1912 — 45 45 #610
1911 — 18 18 #763
1910 — 30 30 #515
1909 — 19 19 #623
1908 — 17 17 #642
1907 — 19 19 #573
1906 — 19 19 #530
1905 — 13 13 #677
1904 — 17 17 #551
1903 — 15 15 #583
1902 — 13 13 #629
1901 — 10 10 #699
1900 — 26 26 #449
1899 — 14 14 #528
1898 — 15 15 #560
1897 — 8 8 #792
1896 — 13 13 #604
1895 — 16 16 #511
1894 — 14 14 #553
1893 — 14 14 #523
1892 — 22 22 #410
1891 — 12 12 #540
1890 — 15 15 #501
1889 — 15 15 #487
1888 — 24 24 #386
1887 — 18 18 #403
1886 — 16 16 #458
1885 — 28 28 #326
1884 — 18 18 #441
1883 — 13 13 #507
1882 — 16 16 #461
1881 — 18 18 #411
1880 — 15 15 #478