Swain — boys' name

What the Data Says About Swain

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Swain between 1916 and 1987, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Swain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Swain performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Swain shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Swain 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 71 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.