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Swayze

/ˈsweɪz/ · 79% girls, 21% boys · 124 born in 2025

Swayze has been given to about 1,202 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈsweɪz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,195
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Swayze per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 124
  • Born in 2025124
  • All time1,202
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Swayze?

Its best year was 2025, when 124 babies were given the name, ranking 2049th. The typical living American called Swayze is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.

Names that sound like Swayze

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shayne0.69
  2. Zayne0.66
  3. Blaze0.62
  4. Shaylee0.62
  5. Saige0.61
  6. Shane0.56
  7. Sage0.56
  8. Zaire0.57

Middle names for Swayze

Ranked by flow score
  1. Swayze Noelle0.83
  2. Swayze Catherine0.80
  3. Swayze Frances0.80
  4. Swayze Belle0.80
  5. Swayze Josephine0.80
  6. Swayze Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Swayze

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.94
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.94
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.94
  4. Laylanisister · 0.93
  5. Emilianasister · 0.93
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.93

Where Swayze is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.06%
  2. Oklahoma0.03%
  3. Utah0.02%
  4. Tennessee0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Swayze Wilson0.75
  2. Swayze Williams0.75
  3. Swayze Walker0.75
  4. Swayze Turner0.75
  5. Swayze Torres0.75
  6. Swayze Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Swayze

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Swayze across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.