Swati
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SWAH-tee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Swati is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the star Arcturus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Swati mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit svati
“the star Arcturus”
Swati is the fifteenth nakshatra, or lunar mansion, in Hindu astronomy, identified with the star Arcturus.
Is Swati a girl's or a boy's name?
Swati is a girls' name.
How popular is Swati in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the girls named Swati in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Swati in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
Names like Swati
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krishvi, Sanvi, Priya, Tanvi, Rani, Simi, Yashvi, Sasha, Ashanti, Avni, Kashvi, Dhriti
Names related to Swati
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Swati: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/swati, updated 20 October 2026.