Girls' name · since 2005
Swara
Swara has 957 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
957 babies have been named Swara since 2005, making it today's #3380 girls' name.
Swara has 957 recorded births among girls since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3380 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #7,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 957 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Swara ranks #7,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 957 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 957
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Swara's 957 recorded births place it above 89.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Swara compares
957 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Swara's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Swara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 957 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Swara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Swara's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Swara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Swara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (605 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Swara's strongest decade.
605 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Swara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
605 births
- 2020s
2020s
275 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 605 births (63% of all-time use).
How Swara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Swara's total volume
Swara by state
Where Swara concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 196 | 20.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 85 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.7% |
196 of 957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Swara appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Swara's data
- Swara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (605 total births) through the 2020s (275) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Swaras (196 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Swara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Swara 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.