Swetha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SWAY-tah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Swetha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “white”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Swetha mean?
Sanskrit: South Indian spelling of Shweta, from Sanskrit shveta
“white”
Feminine form of Sanskrit shveta, 'white', which in Hindu naming also suggests purity.
Is Swetha a girl's or a boy's name?
Swetha is a girls' name.
How popular is Swetha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 girls.
Swetha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Swetha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Swetha in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Swetha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
Names like Swetha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Krisha Viha Shreya Shreeja Prisha Shriya Kridha Sanvi Radhika Navya Isha
Names related to Swetha
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Swetha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/swetha, updated 20 October 2026.