Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Santos name popularity since 1925
19,675 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Santos (9.7% girls, 90.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1984 or earlier, so the typical Santos is about 42 years old in 2026. Santos peaked in 2025 as the #766 name for boys, and it ranked #766 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,675
- Named Santos, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #766
- for boys in 2025 (337 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 90.3% boys
- 1,902 girls · 17,773 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 6.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Santos made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Santos births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Santos both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1947 and 1952, Santos's share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 11,900 to 1 in 19,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 2018 and 2023, it became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 8,860 baby boys to 1 in 5,450.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Santos's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Santos.
Decade by decade
Babies named Santos in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 324 | 551 | – |
| 1930s | 384 | 843 | #691 |
| 1940s | 439 | 1,137 | #543 |
| 1950s | 240 | 1,351 | #662 |
| 1960s | 133 | 1,526 | #636 |
| 1970s | 156 | 1,750 | #586 |
| 1980s | 108 | 1,856 | #668 |
| 1990s | 64 | 2,158 | #696 |
| 2000s | 54 | 2,613 | #768 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,245 | #914 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,743 | #766 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
20.6% of babies named Santos from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Santos is most popular
The index compares Santos's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Santos.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6.37× | 8,172 |
| Arizona | 3.02× | 640 |
| California | 2.05× | 3,557 |
| New York | 0.92× | 1,137 |
| Illinois | 0.76× | 606 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Santos's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Santos.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Santos (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data