Total births
21
Girls' name · since 2012
Uswa
21 babies named Uswa in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16903
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Uswa currently ranks #16903 among girls' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2012.
Uswa has 21 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16903 as of the latest data, more common than 5% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2024.
- #16903 among girls today
- 21 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Uswa is currently the #16903 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 21 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16903
- among girls today
- 21
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Uswa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16903
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Uswa was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
6 babies were named Uswa in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Uswa compares
21 7th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Uswa's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Uswa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Uswa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Uswa's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Uswa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#16,903
Active since
2012
Uswa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Uswa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Uswa's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Uswa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Uswa? ▼
Since 2012, Social Security records show 21 babies named Uswa. Today it holds rank #16903 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 6 births.
When was Uswa most popular? ▼
Uswa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Uswa been used? ▼
Records for Uswa go back to 2012, giving 13 years of history through 2024.
What to do with Uswa's data
- Uswa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2012–2024 (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. "Uswa: #16903 Girls' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/uswa. 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 Uswa 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.