Recorded 1988–2013 Girls' name Peak 2003 311 births

Swetha — girls' name

311 babies named Swetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s1032000s1742010s27
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Swetha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

32 babies were named Swetha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Swetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Swetha between 1988 and 2013, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Swetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Swetha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Swetha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Swetha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Swetha 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 311 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.

Swetha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

311

Since 1988

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1988

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2013

Swetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1988

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2003)
32
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 2013200920052001199719931988 7

Swetha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
174 births that decade — 56% of Swetha's all-time total
1980s71990s1032000s1742010s27

Swetha by state

Where Swetha concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Swetha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 4.8%
#2 Virginia
6 1.9%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.6%
#4 Texas
5 1.6%
California share of Swetha's total US births 4.8%
Even split

15 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Swetha?
311 babies have been named Swetha since 1988. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2003 with 32 births.
When was Swetha most popular?
Swetha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Swetha most popular?
The top states for the name Swetha are California (15 births), Virginia (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Swetha been used?
Swetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 26 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Swetha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sweetie, Sweta, Sweden, 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, 1988–2013 (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.