How Many People Are Named Addison Smith?

There are approximately 1,233 people named Addison Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 277,984 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Addison with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1,233

1 in 277,984 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Addison

Last Name

Smith

Est. Bearers 2,717,332

Census Rank #1

Per 100K 792.79

Rarity Very Common

Addison: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Addison. The peak year was 2007 with 12,290 births. The average person named Addison today is 15 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Addison

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Addison in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Addison rose or fell over time.

White

83.06%

Black

3.29%

Hispanic

6.79%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.17%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.59%

Two or More Races

5.10%

Ancestry of the Smith Surname

The surname Smith was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.99%

Black

22.62%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.83%

Two or More Races

4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Addison" has an estimated frequency of 0.0454% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Addison are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,233 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Addison

Addison Johnson Addison Williams Addison Brown Addison Jones Addison Garcia Addison Silva Addison Baird

Other people with the surname Smith

Michael Smith James Smith John Smith David Smith Robert Smith William Smith Christopher Smith Joseph Smith

Addison Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Addison Smith?

We estimate approximately 1,233 people named Addison Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Addison is shared by 155,483 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Addison Smith?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 277,984 Americans. The first name Addison is common and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Addison a male or female name?

Addison is predominantly female, with 8.4% of bearers being male and 91.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 2007 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Addison?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Addison was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.79%) and Two or More Races (5.10%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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