boy's name
Smail
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,915
Smail is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1977, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1951.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Smail over time
Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 75 |
| 1960s | 360 |
| 1970s | 410 |
| 1980s | 450 |
| 1990s | 300 |
| 2000s | 145 |
| 2010s | 115 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Smail?
In 2025, Smail was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Smail is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Smaïl | Smaïl is a rare spelling of Smail, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 185 times, mostly in France. | 185 |
Names that peaked alongside Smail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Smail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Smail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Smail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Smail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Smail
Is Smail a girl's or a boy's name?
Smail is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Smail?
Smail has 1 syllable.
When was Smail most popular?
Smail peaked in 1977, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Smail a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Smail currently ranks #3,356 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.