Smith is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Smith is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,483 among boys (120) and #11,798 among girls (8) — overall #2,998 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128 | 128 | #11,798 | #1,483 |
| 2024 | 117 | 117 | #12,016 | #1,587 |
| 2023 | 119 | 119 | #14,944 | #1,555 |
| 2022 | 125 | 125 | #8,471 | #1,587 |
| 2021 | 148 | 148 | #15,019 | #1,319 |
| 2020 | 130 | 130 | #13,303 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 159 | 159 | #10,384 | #1,263 |
| 2018 | 150 | 150 | #7,375 | #1,346 |
| 2017 | 168 | 168 | #8,244 | #1,205 |
| 2016 | 174 | 174 | #9,352 | #1,178 |
| 2015 | 167 | 167 | #10,064 | #1,187 |
| 2014 | 145 | 145 | #16,254 | #1,283 |
| 2013 | 130 | 130 | #13,009 | #1,385 |
| 2012 | 98 | 98 | #12,094 | #1,708 |
| 2011 | 82 | 82 | #16,509 | #1,861 |
| 2010 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,866 |
| 2009 | 56 | 56 | #12,318 | #2,653 |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,257 |
| 2007 | 62 | 62 | #20,153 | #2,297 |
| 2006 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,821 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #18,802 | #2,523 |
| 2004 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,566 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,711 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,895 |
| 2001 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,052 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,288 |
| 1999 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,550 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,579 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | — | #3,568 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,534 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #15,437 | #3,198 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | — | #3,483 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | — | #3,728 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,192 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | — | #3,941 |
| 1989 | 20 | — | — | #3,076 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | — | #2,502 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | — | #2,711 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | — | #2,421 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #10,502 | #2,698 |
| 1984 | 33 | — | #8,054 | #2,153 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | — | #2,074 |
| 1982 | 25 | — | — | #2,160 |
| 1981 | 32 | — | #10,222 | #2,081 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | — | #3,586 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,329 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | — | #2,781 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,179 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | #2,108 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,629 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,119 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | — | #2,499 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,424 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,322 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,871 |
| 1969 | 20 | — | — | #1,906 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,432 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,235 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | — | #1,883 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | — | #2,453 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | — | #2,193 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | — | #1,950 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | — | #2,105 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | — | #2,524 |
| 1960 | 26 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | — | #2,398 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | — | #2,079 |
| 1956 | 22 | — | — | #1,713 |
| 1955 | 20 | — | — | #1,784 |
| 1954 | 23 | — | — | #1,623 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1952 | 22 | — | — | #1,656 |
| 1951 | 27 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1950 | 21 | — | — | #1,651 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | — | #1,813 |
| 1948 | 44 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1947 | 35 | — | — | #1,250 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1945 | 24 | — | — | #1,373 |
| 1944 | 31 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | — | #1,295 |
| 1941 | 26 | — | — | #1,329 |
| 1940 | 32 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1939 | 43 | — | — | #971 |
| 1938 | 27 | — | — | #1,306 |
| 1937 | 30 | — | — | #1,229 |
| 1936 | 26 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1935 | 45 | — | — | #952 |
| 1934 | 39 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1933 | 38 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1932 | 51 | — | — | #912 |
| 1931 | 39 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1930 | 38 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1929 | 46 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1928 | 54 | — | — | #926 |
| 1927 | 42 | — | — | #1,109 |
| 1926 | 43 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1925 | 51 | — | — | #954 |
| 1924 | 56 | — | — | #942 |
| 1923 | 53 | — | — | #951 |
| 1922 | 69 | — | — | #817 |
| 1921 | 76 | — | — | #770 |
| 1920 | 69 | — | — | #811 |
| 1919 | 58 | — | — | #876 |
| 1918 | 61 | — | — | #850 |
| 1917 | 64 | — | — | #792 |
| 1916 | 60 | — | — | #801 |
| 1915 | 60 | — | — | #784 |
| 1914 | 45 | — | — | #793 |
| 1913 | 40 | — | — | #744 |
| 1912 | 45 | — | — | #621 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | — | #790 |
| 1910 | 30 | — | — | #520 |
| 1909 | 19 | — | — | #634 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #654 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #585 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | — | #544 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | — | #695 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #561 |
| 1903 | 15 | — | — | #593 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | — | #644 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #722 |
| 1900 | 26 | — | — | #454 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #545 |
| 1898 | 15 | — | — | #568 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #843 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #634 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | — | #525 |
| 1894 | 14 | — | — | #564 |
| 1893 | 14 | — | — | #533 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | — | #413 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #558 |
| 1890 | 15 | — | — | #508 |
| 1889 | 15 | — | — | #493 |
| 1888 | 24 | — | — | #383 |
| 1887 | 18 | — | — | #404 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | — | #467 |
| 1885 | 28 | — | — | #326 |
| 1884 | 18 | — | — | #446 |
| 1883 | 13 | — | — | #519 |
| 1882 | 16 | — | — | #465 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #410 |
| 1880 | 15 | — | — | #477 |