How Many People Are Named Swetha?
An estimated 305 people in the United States have the first name Swetha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Swetha peaked in popularity in 2003 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Swetha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Swetha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
305
About 1 in 1,123,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2003
32 births
Total Registered
311
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Swetha
Swetha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 311 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Swetha as a female name
Ranked #14,427 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 2003 (32 births)
Swetha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Swetha span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 174 babies were registered. Swetha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Swetha by Decade
How has Swetha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Swetha by State
Birth registrations for Swetha span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Virginia, New Jersey. The lowest are in Texas, New Jersey, Virginia. On average, about 8 Swethas were registered per state.
Swetha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Swetha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Swetha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Swetha?
We estimate approximately 305 people named Swetha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,123,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Swetha a common name?
Swetha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 311 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Swetha most popular?
Swetha reached peak popularity in 2003, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Swetha is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Swetha a female name?
Swetha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Swetha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Swetha Smith, Swetha Johnson, Swetha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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