Sway**
#13,845 most common girls' name of all time · #22,862 across all names · 33% male / 67% female · used 2001–2025 · genuinely unisex
Rank among girls
#13,845
Rank overall
#22,862 of 105,966
First appeared
2001
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
339
Since 2016
138
Peak year
2007 #8,952
Best rank
#7,862 2005
Girls
Boys
peak 23/yr
Sway first appears in 2001. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 11 | 11 | — |
| 2024 | — | 12 | 12 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 | 16 | #10,041 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 | 22 | #8,359 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 | 13 | #14,371 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 | 17 | #10,010 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 | 17 | #12,019 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 11 | #15,092 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #15,372 |
| 2015 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,469 |
| 2014 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #10,681 |
| 2013 | 12 | 5 | 17 | #9,441 |
| 2012 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,998 |
| 2011 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,860 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #11,044 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 13 | #13,316 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #14,904 |
| 2007 | 14 | 9 | 23 | #8,952 |
| 2006 | 13 | — | 13 | #9,230 |
| 2005 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,862 |
| 2004 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,693 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5 | 19 | #7,981 |
| 2002 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,825 |
| 2001 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,054 |