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Sweetie

/ˈswiti/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2001

Sweetie has been given to about 373 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈswiti/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 63
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sweetie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time373

How popular is Sweetie?

Its best year was 1916, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 1795th. The typical living American called Sweetie is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Sweetie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nettie0.69
  2. Bettie0.69
  3. Sherrie0.69
  4. Stevie0.69
  5. Lettie0.69
  6. Shellie0.69
  7. Hettie0.69
  8. Sherie0.69

Middle names for Sweetie

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

Sibling names for Sweetie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.72
  2. Estellesister · 0.69
  3. Cleoeither · 0.69
  4. Ilasister · 0.68
  5. Forestbrother · 0.59
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.57

Where Sweetie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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