How Many People Are Named Himani Smith?

There are approximately 2 people named Himani Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Himani 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 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Himani

Last Name

Smith

Est. Bearers 2,717,332

Census Rank #1

Per 100K 792.79

Rarity Very Common

Himani: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Himani. The peak year was 2006 with 25 births. The average person named Himani today is 17 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Himani

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Himani 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 Himani rose or fell over time.

White

2.12%

Black

1.13%

Hispanic

0.28%

Asian/Pacific Islander

94.35%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.28%

Two or More Races

1.84%

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 "Himani" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% 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 Himani are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Himani

Himani Johnson Himani Jones Himani Williams Himani Brown Himani Garcia

Other people with the surname Smith

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

Himani Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Himani Smith?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Himani Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Himani is shared by 250 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Himani Smith?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Himani is very rare and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Himani a male or female name?

Himani is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2006 and the average bearer today is 17 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Himani?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Himani was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (94.35%). The next largest recorded groups were White (2.12%) and Two or More Races (1.84%). 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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