Recorded 2005–2020 Girls' name Peak 2017 73 births

Sweden — girls' name

73 babies named Sweden in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s512020s5
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Sweden was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sweden in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sweden

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Sweden between 2005 and 2020, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sweden currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sweden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sweden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sweden 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 73 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.

Sweden at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

73

Since 2005

16 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2005

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2020

Sweden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2005

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 20202019201820172016201520142011200920072005 6

Sweden by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 70% of Sweden's all-time total
2000s172010s512020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sweden?
73 babies have been named Sweden since 2005. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
When was Sweden most popular?
Sweden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Sweden been used?
Sweden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 16 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Sweden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sweetie, Swetha, Sweta, Sweet, and 2 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, 2005–2020 (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.