Santos
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504 · #763 for boys in 2025, 337 births
Given to boys 87.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1906 · 19 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,814since 1880
Santos over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | — | #763 | 337 | |
| 2024 | — | #834 | 297 | |
| 2023 | — | #795 | 314 | |
| 2022 | — | #867 | 277 | |
| 2021 | — | #855 | 274 | |
| 2020 | — | #916 | 244 | |
| 2019 | — | #974 | 220 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,009 | 205 | |
| 2017 | — | #985 | 208 | |
| 2016 | — | #958 | 215 | |
| 2015 | — | #913 | 236 | |
| 2014 | — | #906 | 237 | |
| 2013 | — | #872 | 242 | |
| 2012 | — | #949 | 212 | |
| 2011 | — | #896 | 230 | |
| 2010 | — | #874 | 240 | |
| 2009 | — | #843 | 254 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #755 | 294 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #789 | 273 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #715 | 302 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #764 | 259 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #767 | 236 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #693 | 277 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #724 | 245 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #714 | 246 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #747 | 227 |
| 1999 | — | #704 | 238 | |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #724 | 227 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #721 | 217 |
| 1996 | — | #714 | 221 | |
| 1995 | — | #696 | 233 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #722 | 209 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #691 | 223 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #752 | 189 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #689 | 215 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #745 | 186 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #751 | 172 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #756 | 157 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #680 | 178 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #659 | 185 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #665 | 176 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #679 | 162 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #605 | 199 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #642 | 180 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #569 | 226 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #577 | 221 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #653 | 172 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #636 | 172 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #634 | 178 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #627 | 172 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #585 | 190 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #612 | 172 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #601 | 173 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #624 | 159 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #607 | 188 |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 | #617 | 174 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #613 | 162 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #609 | 156 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #596 | 159 |
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 | #619 | 143 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #635 | 140 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #621 | 158 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #640 | 149 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #603 | 165 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #636 | 152 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #654 | 142 |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | #613 | 159 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #641 | 144 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #628 | 149 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #650 | 136 |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 | #660 | 122 |
| 1954 | #1,949 | 29 | #586 | 160 |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | #642 | 123 |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 | #699 | 100 |
| 1951 | #1,772 | 30 | #601 | 134 |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 | #616 | 124 |
| 1949 | #1,543 | 36 | #569 | 139 |
| 1948 | #1,439 | 41 | #613 | 123 |
| 1947 | #1,602 | 35 | #541 | 154 |
| 1946 | #1,179 | 53 | #592 | 117 |
| 1945 | #1,114 | 50 | #540 | 122 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #537 | 128 |
| 1943 | #1,212 | 44 | #681 | 88 |
| 1942 | #1,126 | 49 | #620 | 103 |
| 1941 | #1,184 | 40 | #671 | 83 |
| 1940 | #997 | 51 | #676 | 80 |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | #642 | 85 |
| 1938 | #1,231 | 35 | #635 | 89 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #661 | 81 |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 31 | #787 | 60 |
| 1935 | #1,182 | 36 | #688 | 77 |
| 1934 | #1,098 | 41 | #673 | 81 |
| 1933 | #1,024 | 46 | #617 | 88 |
| 1932 | #1,056 | 45 | #592 | 99 |
| 1931 | #1,287 | 32 | #638 | 86 |
| 1930 | #1,041 | 50 | #625 | 97 |
| 1929 | #968 | 55 | #639 | 92 |
| 1928 | #994 | 56 | #584 | 112 |
| 1927 | #955 | 63 | #549 | 126 |
| 1926 | #903 | 68 | #642 | 96 |
| 1925 | #819 | 82 | #549 | 125 |
| 1924 | #736 | 100 | #606 | 111 |
| 1923 | #871 | 71 | #616 | 106 |
| 1922 | #917 | 64 | #666 | 93 |
| 1921 | #969 | 58 | #652 | 98 |
| 1920 | #949 | 59 | #680 | 88 |
| 1919 | #933 | 57 | #738 | 75 |
| 1918 | #1,102 | 44 | #818 | 64 |
| 1917 | #1,261 | 33 | #797 | 62 |
| 1916 | #1,100 | 41 | #922 | 47 |
| 1915 | #990 | 45 | #996 | 40 |
| 1914 | #1,023 | 34 | #933 | 35 |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | #970 | 22 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #793 | 17 |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #636 | 18 |
| 1908 | #1,203 | 12 | #585 | 19 |
| 1907 | #898 | 18 | #735 | 13 |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 | #523 | 19 |
| 1905 | #926 | 16 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #880 | 17 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | #734 | 10 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #637 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Santos was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Santos is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#289 · 1 in 1,818
- New York#362 · 1 in 4,069
- California#482 · 1 in 5,946
- New Jersey#510 · 1 in 9,228
- Illinois#605 · 1 in 10,752
Best ever in a state: #94 in Arizona, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #289 | 63 | 1 in 1,818 |
| New York | #362 | 38 | 1 in 4,069 |
| California | #482 | 30 | 1 in 5,946 |
| New Jersey | #510 | 6 | 1 in 9,228 |
| Illinois | #605 | 9 | 1 in 10,752 |
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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 Santos
- 71 spots since 2024 (#834 → #763)
- 153 spots since 2020 (#916 → #763)
- 150 spots since 2015 (#913 → #763)
- Biggest jump: 647 spots in 1914 (#1,580 → #933)
- Biggest drop: 610 spots in 1913 (#970 → #1,580)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1906 at #523 (19 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1914–2017
- Highest: 1 in 5,068 boys born in 2025 were named Santos (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #523 in 1906, was only 1 in 7,008 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 13.9% of all boys named Santos (2,613) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1915, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #909 (1880) | #970 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,057 (1897) | #1,062 |
| 1900s | 128 | #523 (1906) | #711 |
| 1910s | 397 | #598 (1910) | #915 |
| 1920s | 1,047 | #549 (1927) | #618 |
| 1930s | 843 | #592 (1932) | #656 |
| 1940s | 1,137 | #537 (1944) | #604 |
| 1950s | 1,351 | #586 (1954) | #634 |
| 1960s | 1,526 | #596 (1967) | #623 |
| 1970s | 1,750 | #585 (1975) | #620 |
| 1980s | 1,856 | #569 (1981) | #658 |
| 1990s | 2,158 | #689 (1991) | #716 |
| 2000s | 2,613 | #693 (2003) | #751 |
| 2010s | 2,245 | #872 (2013) | #934 |
| 2020s | 1,743 | #763 (2025) | #838 |
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.
Santos in 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 87,407 of them was named Santos, which outranked 65.7% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,110Xochitl21
- #3,110Ylonda21
- #3,110Yvetta21
- #3,208Santos20
- #3,208Abbe20
- #3,208Agatha20
- #3,208Ame20
- #3,311Aide19
- #3,311Aime19
- #3,311Anastacia19
Tied with 102 names at #3,208; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 10,679 of them was named Santos, which outranked 88.6% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.