Girls' name · since 1988
Swetha
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 312 babies named Swetha, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
312 girls have been named Swetha since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Swetha has been recorded 312 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2013.
- #15,574 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Swetha ranks #15,574 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,574 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Swetha's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Swetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Swetha splits its recorded history at 2001: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Swetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2013
- Peak year (2003)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Swetha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Swetha's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Swetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (56% of all-time use).
Swetha by state
Where Swetha concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| 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% |
15 of 312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Swetha's data
- Swetha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Swethas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Swetha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1988–2013 (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 Swetha 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.