Swaley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SWAH-lay
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Swaley is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Swaley come from?
Perhaps an East African spelling of Swaleh (Salih)
Is Swaley a girl's or a boy's name?
Swaley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Swaley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Swaley, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Swaley than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Swaley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Names like Swaley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finley Stanley Brody Sidney Oakley Teddy Sonny Cody Finn Riley Casey Rory
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Swaley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/swaley, updated 20 October 2026.