Santos Boy
How popular is Santos?
#763 boy name in 2025
337 baby boys were named Santos in the US in 2025, making it the 763rd most popular boy name.
15,970living people named Santos (est.)
33median age of people named Santos
21,573babies named Santos since 1880
1 in 9,838US babies born in 2025
Santos popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #763 for boys (▲ 71 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 337 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #913 in 2015, #916 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (337 boys) |
| Highest rank | #523 in 1906 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Santos is most popular
Babies named Santos per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.3 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Arizona: 0.5 per 1,000 (80 boys)
- Nevada: 0.4 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- California: 0.4 per 1,000 (350 boys)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (321 boys)
Santos by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #909 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,056 |
| 1900s | 128 | #523 |
| 1910s | 397 | #598 |
| 1920s | 1,047 | #549 |
| 1930s | 843 | #592 |
| 1940s | 1,137 | #537 |
| 1950s | 1,351 | #585 |
| 1960s | 1,526 | #596 |
| 1970s | 1,750 | #585 |
| 1980s | 1,856 | #569 |
| 1990s | 2,158 | #685 |
| 2000s | 2,613 | #693 |
| 2010s | 2,245 | #872 |
| 2020s | 1,743 | #763 |
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Questions
- Is Santos a boy or girl name?
- Santos is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Santos were boys.
- How popular is the name Santos?
- 337 baby boys were named Santos in the US in 2025, making it the 763rd most popular boy name.
- When was Santos most popular?
- Santos peaked in 2025, when 337 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #523 in 1906.
- How many people are named Santos?
- 21,573 babies have been named Santos in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,970 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Santos most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Santos was most common in New Mexico, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.