Girls' name · since 1970
Shwana
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Shwana, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shwana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shwana has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1977.
- #45,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shwana ranks #45,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #45,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shwana's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shwana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shwana's full recorded timeline at 1973, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shwana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1977
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Shwana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Shwana's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Shwana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shwana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1970–1977 (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 Shwana 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.