Recorded 1965–2007 Girls' name Peak 1988 403 births

Swati — girls' name

403 babies named Swati in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s971980s1341990s952000s63
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Swati was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

20 babies were named Swati in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Swati

The Social Security Administration has registered 403 babies named Swati between 1965 and 2007, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Swati currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Swati performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Swati shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Swati in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Swati 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 403 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.

Swati at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

403

Since 1965

43 years of records

Peak year

1988

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1965

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2007

Swati popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1965

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1988)
20
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
510152025 200720021997199219871982197719721965 6

Swati by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 33% of Swati's all-time total
1960s141970s971980s1341990s952000s63

Swati by state

Where Swati concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Swati
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
10 2.5%
#2 Illinois
6 1.5%
#3 California
5 1.2%
#4 New York
5 1.2%
New Jersey share of Swati's total US births 2.5%
Even split

10 of 403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Swati?
403 babies have been named Swati since 1965. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1988 with 20 births.
When was Swati most popular?
Swati was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Swati most popular?
The top states for the name Swati are New Jersey (10 births), Illinois (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Swati been used?
Swati has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 43 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Swati?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Swara, Swayze, Swayzie, Swayzee, 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, 1965–2007 (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.