All about the name SWAIN
Meaning, origin, history
The name Swain has been used as a given name since the 19th century, but it was more commonly used as a surname in previous centuries. Some famous people with the surname Swain include the American poet and writer James Thomas Swain and the British actor and comedian Harry Swain.
In literature, the name Swain appears most notably in the works of Shakespeare. In "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", one of the characters is named Launce Swain, who serves as a comic servant to his master, Proteus.
Overall, the name Swain has a long history and interesting origins, but it remains relatively uncommon today as both a given name and a surname.
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Popularity of the name SWAIN since 1900
Popularity analysis
Based on the provided statistics, the name Swain has seen a varied number of births over the years in the United States. The earliest recorded birth year is 1916, with five occurrences that year and again in 1917. There was another peak in births with the name Swain in 1926, also with eight births.
The name Swain then experienced a gap in its usage as a baby name between 1926 and 1944, with no recorded births in those years according to this data set. However, it resurfaced in 1944 with five births and continued to appear intermittently throughout the decades.
Interestingly, there was another spike in popularity for the name Swain during the early 1970s, reaching its peak in 1973 with fourteen births that year. This trend continued into the late 1980s, with ten births recorded in 1987.
Overall, since 1916 and up to 1987, there have been a total of seventy-one births with the name Swain in the United States according to these statistics.