Girls' name · since 1979
Sweta
Sweta has 217 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sweta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 217 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sweta has been recorded 217 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2005.
- #18,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sweta ranks #18,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sweta's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Sweta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sweta splits its recorded history at 1993: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sweta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2005
- Peak year (1984)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sweta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (86 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Sweta's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sweta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 86 births (40% of all-time use).
Sweta by state
Where Sweta concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 10 | 4.6% |
10 of 217 births nationwide.
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- Sweta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2000s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Swetas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sweta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1979–2005 (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 Sweta 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.