Total births
65
Girls' name · since 1979
Sweet
65 babies named Sweet in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 65
- total births
- 1979–2013
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Sweet is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1979.
Sweet has 65 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2013.
- 65 total births
- 1979–2013 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
65 girls have been named Sweet since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.
- 65
- total births
- 1979–2013
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Sweet was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sweet in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Sweet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sweet's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sweet at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Sweet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2013
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sweet by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sweet's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Sweet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sweet? ▼
65 babies have been named Sweet since 1979. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
When was Sweet most popular? ▼
Sweet was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Sweet been used? ▼
Sweet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 35 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Sweet? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sweetie, Swetha, Sweta, Sweden, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sweet's data
- Sweet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sweet
Nearby Names Like Sweet
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sweet
Sweetie Girl
373 births
Swetha Girl
312 births
Sweta Girl
217 births
Sweden Girl
#16523 78 births
Swecha Girl
51 births
Compare Sweet side by side: Sweet vs Sweetie Sweet vs Swetha Sweet vs Sweta
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sweet: Baby Name Since 1979 - 65 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sweet. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sweet 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 June 2026.