Names / Boy names
Smith
Current rank
#1,483
and easing
All-time peak
#326
in 1885
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
5,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #326 in 1885 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Metalworker. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 1885, at #326 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 5,600 have carried it since records began.