Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Smith

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Artisan Or Specialty Worker
Tradesman, blacksmith; surname

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Smith

Pronunciation

s-mi-th

Famous People

Actor Will Smith

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1175, 162 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1477, 120 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #7095, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251208
20241098
20231136
202211213
20211426
20201237
201914810
201813416
201715414
201616212

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #2736, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4783, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
20203
20193
2018–
20177
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4173, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164
2015–
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #638, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #472, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
20207
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–
2015–
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence