Recorded 1979–2013 Girls' name Peak 2001 65 births

Sweet — girls' name

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.

1970s71980s51990s52000s382010s10
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.

What the Data Says About Sweet

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Sweet between 1979 and 2013, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sweet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sweet performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sweet shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sweet 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 65 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.

Sweet at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

65

Since 1979

35 years of records

Peak year

2001

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1979

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2013

Sweet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1979

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 20132010200920082007200520042001199419851979 7

Sweet by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
38 births that decade — 58% of Sweet's all-time total
1970s71980s51990s52000s382010s10

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.

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, 1979–2013 (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.