Girls' name · since 1896
Swannie
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Swannie, peaking in 1934. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
170 girls have been named Swannie since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Swannie has been recorded 170 times among girls since 1896, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1963.
- #21,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1896
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Swannie ranks #21,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1896, peaking in the 1910s.
- #21,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1896
- 1910s
- peak decade
Swannie's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Swannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Swannie's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Swannie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1963
- Peak year (1934)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Swannie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (55 births, 32% of the file).
1910s was Swannie's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Swannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 15
1900s
15 births
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
47 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 55 births (32% of all-time use).
Swannie by state
Where Swannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 81 | 47.6% |
81 of 170 births nationwide.
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What to do with Swannie's data
- Swannie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Swannies (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Swannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1896–1963 (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 Swannie 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.