Recorded 1969–1984 Girls' name Peak 1972 99 births

Schwanda — girls' name

99 babies named Schwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s851980s7
1970s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Schwanda was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

14 babies were named Schwanda in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Schwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Schwanda between 1969 and 1984, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Schwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Schwanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Schwanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Schwanda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Schwanda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 99 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Schwanda at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

99

Since 1969

16 years of records

Peak year

1972

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1969

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1984

Schwanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1969

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1972)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 198419791978197719761975197419731972197119701969 7

Schwanda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
85 births that decade — 86% of Schwanda's all-time total
1960s71970s851980s7

Schwanda by state

Where Schwanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Schwanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
16 16.2%
Louisiana share of Schwanda's total US births 16.2%

16 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Schwanda?
99 babies have been named Schwanda since 1969. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1972 with 14 births.
When was Schwanda most popular?
Schwanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Schwanda most popular?
The top states for the name Schwanda are Louisiana (16 births).
How long has the name Schwanda been used?
Schwanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 16 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Schwanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Scherry, Scheryl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.