Masculine dossier · first seen 1959
Shmiel
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
63
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Shmiel
How many people are named Shmiel?
An estimated 941 living Americans are named Shmiel.
How rare is Shmiel?
Shmiel is uncommon among babies today, with 63 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Shmiel?
The median age of a living American named Shmiel is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 19 years old.
Is Shmiel still popular?
Yes — Shmiel is currently rising in popularity, with 63 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Shmiel most common?
Shmiel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 18.0× more often than the national baseline.
1959Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
63
All-time
956
Where it lives now
Shmiel is most concentrated in New York — about 12.6× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Shmiel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.