Smith

Boy · SMITH · English

Smith is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “metal worker”. In 2025 it ranked 1,477th for boys in the US (120 babies).

What does Smith mean?

English: English occupational surname

“metal worker”

From the most common English surname, for a blacksmith or other worker in metal.

Say it: SMITH

Is Smith a girl's or a boy's name?

Smith is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 120 boys in the US.

How popular is Smith in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.

Half of all the boys named Smith in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

2006Busiest: 9 in 20172022

Smith in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2022	4	#4,195
2021	1	#6,364
2020	4	#4,025
2019	4	#4,126
2018	1	#6,277
2017	9	#2,461
2016	6	#3,241
2015	3	#4,955
2014	1	#6,179
2013	4	#4,008
2012	4	#4,147
2011	3	#4,837
2010	3	#4,865
2009	0	–
2008	0	–
2007	3	#4,486
2006	3	#4,204

How popular is Smith in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,477among boys
Babies in 2025: 120about 1 in 14,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 16% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 120 boys in the US were named Smith, making it the 1,477th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,408th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 162 boys. 8 girls were also named Smith in 2025 (10,913th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Smith in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 162 in 20162025

Smith in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	120	#1,477
2024	109	#1,583
2023	113	#1,547
2022	112	#1,574
2021	142	#1,317
2020	123	#1,408
2019	149	#1,258
2018	134	#1,343
2017	154	#1,202
2016	162	#1,175
2015	156	#1,185
2014	139	#1,276
2013	122	#1,376
2012	89	#1,696
2011	76	#1,848
2010	78	#1,849
2009	47	#2,622
2008	59	#2,236
2007	57	#2,281
2006	41	#2,783
2005	45	#2,489
2004	43	#2,527
2003	24	#3,621
2002	22	#3,789
2001	30	#2,983
2000	26	#3,213
1999	35	#2,506
1998	21	#3,482
1997	20	#3,450
1996	20	#3,400
1995	21	#3,186
1994	22	#3,103
1993	19	#3,362
1992	17	#3,597
1991	14	#3,998
1990	15	#3,773
1989	20	#2,983
1988	24	#2,432
1987	20	#2,637
1986	23	#2,358
1985	19	#2,596
1984	25	#2,097
1983	26	#2,016
1982	25	#2,110
1981	26	#2,037
1980	12	#3,429
1979	13	#3,167
1978	16	#2,668
1977	13	#3,036
1976	23	#2,053
1975	10	#3,426
1974	21	#2,050
1973	16	#2,403
1972	0	–
1971	7	#3,961
1970	12	#2,738
1969	20	#1,860
1968	13	#2,310
1967	14	#2,138
1966	18	#1,813
1965	12	#2,364
1964	15	#2,113
1963	18	#1,901
1962	16	#2,034
1961	12	#2,408
1960	26	#1,580
1959	13	#2,294
1958	17	#1,952
1957	16	#2,018
1956	22	#1,675
1955	20	#1,724
1954	23	#1,592
1953	18	#1,835
1952	22	#1,614
1951	27	#1,429
1950	21	#1,614
1949	18	#1,753
1948	44	#1,062
1947	35	#1,232
1946	18	#1,691
1945	24	#1,348
1944	31	#1,193
1943	19	#1,635
1942	30	#1,268
1941	26	#1,300
1940	32	#1,183
1939	43	#954
1938	27	#1,275
1937	30	#1,212
1936	26	#1,296
1935	45	#940
1934	39	#1,038
1933	38	#1,051
1932	51	#902
1931	39	#1,078
1930	38	#1,132
1929	46	#995
1928	54	#913
1927	42	#1,098
1926	43	#1,064
1925	51	#945
1924	56	#937
1923	53	#941
1922	69	#809
1921	76	#768
1920	69	#805
1919	58	#867
1918	61	#841
1917	64	#784
1916	60	#797
1915	60	#776
1914	45	#788
1913	40	#734
1912	45	#608
1911	18	#758
1910	30	#512
1909	19	#615
1908	17	#632
1907	19	#559
1906	19	#523
1905	13	#666
1904	17	#538
1903	15	#576
1902	13	#614
1901	10	#683
1900	26	#446
1899	14	#521
1898	15	#543
1897	8	#786
1896	13	#592
1895	16	#501
1894	14	#543
1893	14	#509
1892	22	#404
1891	12	#524
1890	15	#489
1889	15	#482
1888	24	#377
1887	18	#392
1886	16	#451
1885	28	#318
1884	18	#433
1883	13	#497
1882	16	#453
1881	18	#395
1880	15	#465

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