Santos was the #763 boys' name in the US in 2025 (337 babies).
Santos as a boy’s name
US
England & Wales
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
England & Wales
2025
#763 (337)
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2024
#834 (297)
#5,120 (3)
2023
#795 (314)
#4,992 (3)
2022
#867 (277)
#3,450 (5)
2021
#855 (274)
#4,789 (3)
2020
#916 (244)
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2019
#974 (220)
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2018
#1,009 (205)
#3,959 (4)
2017
#985 (208)
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2016
#958 (215)
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2015
#913 (236)
#3,908 (4)
2014
#906 (237)
#2,690 (7)
2013
#872 (242)
#3,315 (5)
2012
#949 (212)
#4,805 (3)
2011
#896 (230)
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Santos as a girl’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
2008
#17,504 (5)
2007
#17,636 (5)
2006
#17,168 (5)
2005
#16,462 (5)
2004
#11,624 (8)
2003
#12,408 (7)
2002
#12,187 (7)
2001
#15,352 (5)
2000
#11,801 (7)
1998
#8,584 (10)
1997
#7,283 (12)
1994
#11,778 (6)
1993
#7,498 (11)
1992
#8,065 (10)
1991
#9,336 (8)
The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 2025 at #763.
Rising over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
How common is it?
about 1 in 5,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
Next year
On its recent trend, Santos is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,400 to 1 in 5,500.