Recorded 1896–1963 Girls' name Peak 1934 170 births

Swannie — girls' name

170 babies named Swannie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101900s151910s551920s471930s301950s81960s5
1910s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Swannie was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

12 babies were named Swannie in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Swannie

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Swannie between 1896 and 1963, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Swannie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Swannie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Swannie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Swannie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Swannie 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 170 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.

Swannie at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

170

Since 1896

68 years of records

Peak year

1934

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1896

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1963

Swannie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1896

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1934)
12
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
468101214 1963193319241920191619101896 10

Swannie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
55 births that decade — 32% of Swannie's all-time total
1890s101900s151910s551920s471930s301950s81960s5

Swannie by state

Where Swannie concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Swannie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
81 47.6%
North Carolina share of Swannie's total US births 47.6%

81 of 170 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Swannie?
170 babies have been named Swannie since 1896. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1934 with 12 births.
When was Swannie most popular?
Swannie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Swannie most popular?
The top states for the name Swannie are North Carolina (81 births).
How long has the name Swannie been used?
Swannie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 68 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Swannie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Swara, Swayze, Swati, Swayzie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1896–1963 (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.