Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Swayze

Gender Unisex · 79% girls Rank 2025 #2,049 Trend ↑ Rising 62%
Rank 2025
#2,049
among girls · ↓17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
124
named Swayze · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,282
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
124 babies
All-time total
1,202
#7,797 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Swayze popularity over time

1,202 babies have been named Swayze since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 5 – 5 1 – #14,295
1990s – 7 7 1 +40% –
2000s 11 5 16 2 +129% #15,862
2010s 471 112 583 58 +3544% #2,631
2020s (to 2025) 461 130 591 99 +69% #2,032

Where Swayze 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 101 0.06 outside top 500
2027 109 0.07 outside top 500
2028 116 0.07 outside top 500
2029 122 0.08 outside top 500
2030 127 0.08 outside top 500

Where Swayze is most popular

Girls named Swayze per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Utah, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Swayze born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 61 1.30 +2606%
Utah 23 0.276 +473%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 +379%
Tennessee 14 0.088 +83%
Texas 50 0.062 +29%
California 7 0.008 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
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South Carolina – – –
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Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Swayze

Swayze is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,049 in 2025 with 93 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 1,202 American babies have been named Swayze, about 79% girls and 21% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 124 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Swayze stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Swayze?

The median living Swayze is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 1,200 people named Swayze are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Swayze year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 93 #2,049 31 #3,646
2024 97 #2,032 16 #5,864
2023 83 #2,257 21 #4,867
2022 59 #2,889 23 #4,552
2021 59 #2,887 22 #4,606
2020 70 #2,496 17 #5,424
2019 53 #3,079 12 #7,119
2018 51 #3,197 10 #8,082
2017 67 #2,631 16 #5,749
2016 48 #3,372 13 #6,678
2015 46 #3,473 16 #5,713
2014 51 #3,223 9 #8,705
2013 59 #2,900 9 #8,677
2012 53 #3,163 14 #6,262
2011 26 #5,344 6 #12,081
2010 17 #7,476 7 #10,613
2009 – – 5 #14,229
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2005 5 #18,851 – –
2004 6 #15,862 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Swayze?

The median living Swayze is about 6 years old. Half of all living Swayzes are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Swayze are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Swayze are alive in the United States, based on 1,202 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Swayze in 2025?

Swayze ranked #2,049 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 93 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Swayze?

1,202 babies have been named Swayze in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Swayze most popular?

Swayze peaked in 2025, when 124 newborns received the name.

Is Swayze a boy or girl name?

Swayze is used for both: about 79% of babies named Swayze have been girls and 21% boys.

Is the name Swayze rising or falling?

Swayze is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Swayze become more popular?

Swayze is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 127 girls named Swayze in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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