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Smith Name Popularity Analysis: Historical Trends & Regional Insights

The name Smith is most popular in North Carolina, USA across all generations. It ranks highest as a Boy name among the Generation Alpha generation in the South region. Recent 3-year trends show this Boy name is maintaining steady popularity, while the 25-year trend indicates it has been relatively stable. Recent 3-year trends show this Girl name is maintaining steady popularity, while the 25-year trend indicates it has been relatively stable. From 2020-2022, Smith has been stalled for male in MidWest, stalled for male in Northeast, falling for male in South, too falling for male in West. The long-term 25-year analysis reveals it has been stalled for male in MidWest, stalled for male in Northeast, stalled for male in South, stalled for male in West. Across generations, 'Smith' has shown interesting popularity patterns: Among the G.I. Generation (1901-1927), it ranked 821st out of 7545 names. Among the Silent Generation (1928-1945), it ranked 1150th out of 6773 names. Among the Baby Boomers (1946-1964), it ranked 1706th out of 7552 names. Among the Generation X (Gen X) (1965-1980), it ranked 2661st out of 10718 names. Among the Millennials (Gen Y) (1981-1996), it ranked 2839th out of 16616 names. Among the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997-2012), it ranked 2499th out of 24088 names. Among the Generation Alpha (2013-2024), it ranked 1371st out of 23106 names. Among the Generation X (Gen X) (1965-1980), it ranked 19264th out of 19264 names. Among the Millennials (Gen Y) (1981-1996), it ranked 17789th out of 27321 names. Among the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997-2012), it ranked 21209th out of 35406 names. Among the Generation Alpha (2013-2024), it ranked 10080th out of 30306 names. Discover how the name 'Smith' has evolved through American history with our comprehensive regional and generational analysis.