Recorded 2002–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 56 births

Swayam — boys' name

56 babies named Swayam in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Swayam was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Swayam in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Swayam

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Swayam between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Swayam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Swayam performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Swayam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Swayam 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 56 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.

Swayam at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

56

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Swayam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 202220202018201220092008200520032002 5

Swayam by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 55% of Swayam's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Swayam?
56 babies have been named Swayam since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Swayam most popular?
Swayam was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Swayam been used?
Swayam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Swayam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Swayze, Swade, Swayde, Swan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2002–2022 (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.