Santiago
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #26 for boys in 2025, 7,554 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 7,554 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 103,828since 1880
Santiago over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #26 | 7,554 |
| 2024 | — | #29 | 7,434 | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #45 | 6,358 |
| 2022 | — | #49 | 6,036 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #63 | 5,076 |
| 2020 | — | #71 | 4,687 | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | #70 | 5,047 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #82 | 4,670 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #93 | 4,204 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #106 | 3,719 |
| 2015 | — | #127 | 3,219 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #116 | 3,426 |
| 2013 | — | #126 | 3,032 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #122 | 3,050 |
| 2011 | — | #131 | 3,070 | |
| 2010 | — | #134 | 3,012 | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #130 | 3,126 |
| 2008 | — | #171 | 2,340 | |
| 2007 | — | #200 | 1,968 | |
| 2006 | — | #232 | 1,552 | |
| 2005 | — | #278 | 1,205 | |
| 2004 | — | #292 | 1,089 | |
| 2003 | — | #319 | 928 | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #321 | 863 |
| 2001 | — | #342 | 803 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #358 | 739 |
| 1999 | — | #404 | 600 | |
| 1998 | — | #446 | 509 | |
| 1997 | — | #448 | 498 | |
| 1996 | — | #507 | 407 | |
| 1995 | — | #498 | 427 | |
| 1994 | — | #510 | 391 | |
| 1993 | — | #525 | 377 | |
| 1992 | — | #516 | 386 | |
| 1991 | — | #528 | 364 | |
| 1990 | — | #564 | 324 | |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #539 | 323 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #598 | 245 |
| 1987 | — | #563 | 257 | |
| 1986 | — | #592 | 224 | |
| 1985 | — | #533 | 266 | |
| 1984 | — | #519 | 270 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #545 | 237 |
| 1982 | — | #515 | 272 | |
| 1981 | — | #501 | 281 | |
| 1980 | — | #538 | 252 | |
| 1979 | — | #552 | 241 | |
| 1978 | — | #572 | 215 | |
| 1977 | — | #541 | 236 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #534 | 228 |
| 1975 | — | #563 | 206 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #557 | 207 |
| 1973 | — | #578 | 188 | |
| 1972 | — | #599 | 178 | |
| 1971 | — | #597 | 193 | |
| 1970 | — | #586 | 191 | |
| 1969 | — | #620 | 160 | |
| 1968 | — | #614 | 153 | |
| 1967 | — | #623 | 145 | |
| 1966 | — | #631 | 137 | |
| 1965 | — | #625 | 147 | |
| 1964 | — | #640 | 148 | |
| 1963 | — | #647 | 148 | |
| 1962 | — | #702 | 120 | |
| 1961 | — | #645 | 148 | |
| 1960 | — | #620 | 158 | |
| 1959 | — | #671 | 129 | |
| 1958 | — | #625 | 151 | |
| 1957 | — | #685 | 124 | |
| 1956 | — | #615 | 152 | |
| 1955 | — | #685 | 115 | |
| 1954 | — | #651 | 125 | |
| 1953 | — | #644 | 122 | |
| 1952 | — | #608 | 134 | |
| 1951 | — | #566 | 146 | |
| 1950 | — | #592 | 132 | |
| 1949 | — | #585 | 133 | |
| 1948 | — | #598 | 127 | |
| 1947 | — | #663 | 108 | |
| 1946 | — | #553 | 132 | |
| 1945 | — | #520 | 132 | |
| 1944 | — | #589 | 109 | |
| 1943 | — | #639 | 100 | |
| 1942 | — | #603 | 109 | |
| 1941 | — | #640 | 91 | |
| 1940 | — | #729 | 70 | |
| 1939 | — | #647 | 84 | |
| 1938 | — | #606 | 96 | |
| 1937 | — | #656 | 82 | |
| 1936 | — | #601 | 93 | |
| 1935 | — | #633 | 86 | |
| 1934 | — | #611 | 94 | |
| 1933 | — | #612 | 90 | |
| 1932 | — | #626 | 90 | |
| 1931 | — | #580 | 103 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #556 | 117 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #553 | 114 |
| 1928 | — | #508 | 141 | |
| 1927 | — | #579 | 114 | |
| 1926 | — | #683 | 86 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #615 | 104 |
| 1924 | — | #579 | 121 | |
| 1923 | — | #620 | 105 | |
| 1922 | — | #678 | 91 | |
| 1921 | — | #668 | 94 | |
| 1920 | — | #724 | 80 | |
| 1919 | — | #686 | 82 | |
| 1918 | — | #855 | 59 | |
| 1917 | — | #909 | 49 | |
| 1916 | — | #864 | 53 | |
| 1915 | — | #767 | 61 | |
| 1914 | — | #712 | 53 | |
| 1913 | — | #696 | 43 | |
| 1912 | — | #765 | 32 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #537 | 28 | |
| 1909 | — | #558 | 22 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Santiago was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Santiago is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#217 · 1 in 1,143
- Texas#304 · 1 in 2,183
- Arizona#314 · 1 in 2,265
- California#366 · 1 in 3,234
- New York#563 · 1 in 7,205
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Mexico, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #217 | 10 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Texas | #304 | 66 | 1 in 2,183 |
| Arizona | #314 | 13 | 1 in 2,265 |
| California | #366 | 78 | 1 in 3,234 |
| New York | #563 | 18 | 1 in 7,205 |
| Illinois | #586 | 11 | 1 in 7,586 |
| Florida | #650 | 10 | 1 in 8,447 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Santiago
- 3 spots since 2024 (#29 → #26)
- 45 spots since 2020 (#71 → #26)
- 101 spots since 2015 (#127 → #26)
- Biggest jump: 521 spots in 1887 (#959 → #438)
- Biggest drop: 553 spots in 1905 (#538 → #1,091)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #26 (7,554 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1906–2025
- Highest: 1 in 226 boys born in 2025 were named Santiago (0.44%)
- 35.8% of all boys named Santiago (37,145) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #438 (1887) | #651 |
| 1890s | 62 | #579 (1895) | #741 |
| 1900s | 123 | #538 (1904) | #742 |
| 1910s | 476 | #537 (1910) | #762 |
| 1920s | 1,050 | #508 (1928) | #621 |
| 1930s | 935 | #556 (1930) | #613 |
| 1940s | 1,111 | #520 (1945) | #612 |
| 1950s | 1,330 | #566 (1951) | #634 |
| 1960s | 1,464 | #614 (1968) | #637 |
| 1970s | 2,083 | #534 (1976) | #568 |
| 1980s | 2,627 | #501 (1981) | #544 |
| 1990s | 4,283 | #404 (1999) | #495 |
| 2000s | 14,613 | #130 (2009) | #264 |
| 2010s | 36,449 | #70 (2019) | #111 |
| 2020s | 37,145 | #26 (2025) | #47 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Santiago in 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 356,171 of them was named Santiago, which outranked 15.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 7,813 of them was named Santiago, which outranked 93.0% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).