Swayne
Swayne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Swayne (1842–1907), American district judge Charles Richard Swayne (1843–1921), first Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, a British protectorate Deborah F.
Meaning & Origin of Swayne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Swayne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Swayne (1842–1907), American district judge Charles Richard Swayne (1843–1921), first Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, a British protectorate Deborah F.
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The Story of Swayne
American parents first put Swayne on the record books as a baby boy name in 1942, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 6 Swaynes were born — ranking #3,212 that year. About 55% of every Swayne on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Swayne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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About the name Swayne
Swayne is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Swayne's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #3,212. Use the chart and map above to compare Swayne'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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