Swae
Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown, known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American rapper and singer from Inglewood, California. Known for his wide-ranged, reverb-heavy vocals and genre-blending, Lee is one half of the Mississippi-based hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, which he formed in 2010 with his older brother Slim Jxmmi.
Meaning & Origin of Swae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown, known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American rapper and singer from Inglewood, California. Known for his wide-ranged, reverb-heavy vocals and genre-blending, Lee is one half of the Mississippi-based hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, which he formed in 2010 with his older brother Slim Jxmmi.
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The Story of Swae
As a girl name
Swae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2021, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Swaes were born — ranking #8,472 that year. As of 2026, Swae ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 38 Swaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Swae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2018, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 11 Swaes were born — ranking #7,260 that year. As of 2026, Swae ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 38 Swaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Swae
Swae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Swae's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Swae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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