Total births
29
Recorded 2001–2009 Girls' name Peak 2009 29 births
Shwetha — girls' name
29 babies named Shwetha in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
29 girls have been named Shwetha since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 29
- total births
- 2001–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Shwetha was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
8 babies were named Shwetha in 2009 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Shwetha
The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Shwetha between 2001 and 2009, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shwetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Shwetha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Shwetha 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 29 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.
Shwetha at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Shwetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2001
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
Shwetha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 29 births that decade — 100% of Shwetha's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Shwetha? ▼
29 babies have been named Shwetha since 2001. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Shwetha most popular? ▼
Shwetha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Shwetha been used? ▼
Shwetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 9 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Shwetha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shweta, Shwanda, Shwana, Shwanna, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Shwetha
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Shwanna Girl
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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, 2001–2009 (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.