Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Swara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,382 Trend ↓ Falling 43%
Rank 2025
#3,382
among girls · ↑503 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Swara · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
93 babies
All-time total
957
#7,748 all-time among girls
First recorded
2005
in Social Security records

Swara popularity over time

957 babies have been named Swara since 2005, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 77 8 – #6,540
2010s 605 61 +686% #2,081
2020s (to 2025) 275 46 -24% #2,627

Where Swara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 37 0.02 outside top 500
2029 35 0.02 outside top 500
2030 33 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Swara

Swara is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,382 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 2005, 957 American babies have been named Swara. Its peak came in 2018, when 93 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Swara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Swara?

The median living Swara is about 8 years old; half are between 5 and 11. An estimated 1,000 people named Swara are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Swara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 46 #3,382
2024 39 #3,885
2023 44 #3,577
2022 41 #3,759
2021 40 #3,794
2020 65 #2,627
2019 77 #2,352
2018 93 #2,081
2017 86 #2,219
2016 70 #2,558
2015 78 #2,381
2014 57 #3,002
2013 46 #3,455
2012 40 #3,911
2011 31 #4,670
2010 27 #5,228
2009 18 #7,309
2008 21 #6,540
2007 10 #11,538
2006 14 #8,669
2005 14 #8,282
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Famous people named Swara

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Swara Bhaskar Swara Bhaskar Indian film actress (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Swara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Swara?

The median living Swara is about 8 years old. Half of all living Swaras are between 5 and 11 years old.

How many people named Swara are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Swara are alive in the United States, based on 957 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Swara in 2025?

Swara ranked #3,382 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Swara?

957 babies have been named Swara in the United States since 2005, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Swara most popular?

Swara peaked in 2018, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Swara a boy or girl name?

Swara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Swara rising or falling?

Swara is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Swara become more popular?

Swara is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Swara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Swara?

Well-known people named Swara include Swara Bhaskar (actor).

Names like Swara

Names that sound and feel close to Swara: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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