Blacksmith or metal worker
Derived from the Old English word 'smitan', meaning to smite or strike. It originally denoted a person who worked with metal, such as a blacksmith. While it is the most common surname in the English-speaking world, it is exceptionally rare as a given name.
Less common today
Smith isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,175 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The love interest of Samantha Jones · Sex and the City
