Girls' name · since 1969
Schwanda
Schwanda has 99 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
99 girls have been named Schwanda since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schwanda has been recorded 99 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1984.
- #27,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 99 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schwanda ranks #27,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,258 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 99
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Schwanda's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Schwanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Schwanda's full recorded timeline at 1975, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Schwanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1984
- Peak year (1972)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Schwanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (85 births, 86% of the file).
1970s was Schwanda's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Schwanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 85 births (86% of all-time use).
Schwanda by state
Where Schwanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 16 | 16.2% |
16 of 99 births nationwide.
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What to do with Schwanda's data
- Schwanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Schwandas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Schwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Schwanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.