Total births
21
Boys' name · since 1919
Swift
21 babies named Swift in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11062
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- more common than other boys
21 babies have been named Swift since 1919, making it today's #11062 boys' name.
Swift has 21 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11062 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #11062 among boys today
- 21 born since 1919
- 2020s peak decade
- 23% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Swift is currently the #11062 boys' name in America, more common than 23% of boys - 21 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11062
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- more common than other boys
Swift vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11062
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Swift was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
6 babies were named Swift in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Swift compares
21 8th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Swift's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Swift | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Swift's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Swift's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Swift at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#11,062
Active since
1919
Swift popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Swift by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Swift's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Swift births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Swift? ▼
Swift has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11062 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Swift most popular? ▼
Swift was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Swift been used? ▼
Swift has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Swift? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Swindell, Swinton. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 1919–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Swift: #11062 Boys' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/swift. 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 Swift 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.