Swanson

Boy · recorded 1916–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1934best year

Most popular in 1934.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Swanson.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 18 recorded years as a table
Swanson, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19167
19195
19206
19215
19226
19245
19259
19265
19287
19298
19316
193411
19375
19386
19417
19434
19572
19633

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Swanson isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1963
6
Rank in 1963
#3,646
How rare
1 in 338,513 boys
Since 1916
121

Swanson was last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1934, at 11 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Swanson doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.