Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Smith

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Smith
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

162

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

32.7%

2024

109

All-time

5,354

Smith is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 162 boys were named Smith.

In 2024, only 109 boys were given the name.

Down 32.7% from its peak.

All told, about 5,354 Americans have been named Smith and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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