Unisex name · since 1989
Swayze
Swayze has 948 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 948
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Swayze is the #2045 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 948 recorded since 1989.
Swayze has 948 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2045 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #7,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,045 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 948 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Swayze ranks #7,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,045 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 948 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 948
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Swayze's 948 recorded births place it above 89.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Swayze compares
948 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
Swayze's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Swayze | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 948 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Swayze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Swayze's full recorded timeline at 2016, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 97 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Swayze popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Swayze popularity over time - boys
254 total births recorded since 1991 (Swayze as boys' name)
Swayze by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (471 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Swayze's strongest decade.
471 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Swayze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
471 births
- 2020s
2020s
461 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 471 births (50% of all-time use).
How Swayze 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 Swayze's total volume
Swayze by state
Where Swayze concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 165 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 79 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 35 | 3.7% |
| #4 | California | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
165 of 948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Swayze appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Swayze's data
- Swayze's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (471 total births) through the 2020s (461) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Swayzes (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Swayze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Swayze 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.