Is Swayze a boy or girl name?

Swayze is a unisex name. Of the 1,202 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 78.9% were girls and 21.1% were boys.

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Swayze

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Swayze was most popular in 2025, when 124 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,056 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,056, with 124 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,202 people named Swayze.

Swayze over time

Births per year. The dot marks Swayze’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Swayze a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Swayze is a unisex name — 78.9% of the 1,202 Americans given it were girls and 21.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 79% girls and 21% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Swayze

Where Swayze is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org