How Many People Are Named Santos?
people named Santos are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 21,625 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,573 babies named Santos in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
337 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "saints" in Spanish.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Santos, 6.6% were girls and 93.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Santos fell from 48.8% in the 1900s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Santos alive today is about 35 years old, and 47% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Santos first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 337 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Santos has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #539, in 1944. In 2025 it ranked #766. Among girls, its best rank was #742, in 1924.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #766 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #539 (1944) | #742 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #748 in the 2000s | #898 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Santos alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Santos were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5,524 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Santos was given 6.8 times as often in Texas, 3.1 times in New Mexico and 2.8 times in Arizona.
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