Is Swayze a boy or girl name?
Swayze is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 97 girls and 16 boys were named Swayze, so 85.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 79.3% of the 1,078 US babies named Swayze were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,842
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,025
- Babies named Swayze since 1989
- 1,078
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 113 babies
Boys and girls named Swayze, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,842 | 97 | #2,025 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,864 | 83 | #2,256 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,550 | 59 | #2,886 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,603 | 59 | #2,884 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,422 | 70 | #2,496 |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,116 | 53 | #3,078 |
| 2018 | 10 | #8,080 | 51 | #3,197 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,749 | 67 | #2,630 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,675 | 48 | #3,371 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,713 | 46 | #3,472 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,705 | 51 | #3,222 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,677 | 59 | #2,900 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,260 | 53 | #3,162 |
| 2011 | 6 | #12,078 | 26 | #5,344 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,612 | 17 | #7,476 |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,225 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,848 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,861 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,176 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,295 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Swayze reached #4,550 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,025 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.