Sway Name Popularity and Statistics

Sway is used for both girls and boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Spelling

How Do You Spell Sway?

Sway is spelled S-W-A-Y. The name has 4 letters.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births339
First Year on Record2001
Latest U.S. Data

Sway Popularity in 2025

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Boys

Rank#7,194

Recorded Births11

What Changed?
  • Boys usage fell 362 places to #7,194 and recorded 1 fewer birth compared with 2024.

Figures reflect this exact spelling in the latest available U.S. Social Security Administration records. See the complete year-by-year trend.

Recent National Record

Sway Popularity by Year

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The table below shows the most recent available records for this exact spelling from 2011 through 2025. Use the full history page to explore every recorded year.

YearUsage CategoryRecorded BirthsNational Rank
2025Boys11#7,194
2024Boys12#6,832
2023Girls10#9,616
2023Boys6#10,821
2022Girls13#8,032
2022Boys9#8,300
2021Girls6#13,464
2021Boys7#9,714
2020Girls10#9,546
2020Boys7#9,554
2019Boys7#9,756
2018Girls8#11,427
2018Boys9#8,154
2017Girls6#14,124
2017Boys5#12,246
2016Girls6#14,331
2016Boys6#10,744
2015Girls9#10,866
2014Girls10#10,129
2014Boys5#12,108
2013Girls12#9,036
2013Boys5#12,136
2012Girls13#8,632
2011Girls9#11,181
Highest Recorded Birth Totals

When Was Sway Most Popular?

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Peak years are based on the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category. They are ordered by birth count, not chronologically.

#1

2005 · Girls

15 recorded births

National rank #7,500

#2

2007 · Girls

14 recorded births

National rank #8,520

#3

2003 · Girls

14 recorded births

National rank #7,580

#4

2022 · Girls

13 recorded births

National rank #8,032