Sanjay vs Santos

Side-by-side comparison of Sanjay and Santos - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sanjay

Boy name · Rank #4462

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Name B

Santos

Boy name · Rank #834

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Metric Sanjay Santos
Current Rank #4462 #834
Total Births (all years) 2,606 18,814
Peak Year 2006 2025
Peak Year Births 90 337
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sanjay Santos
1880s - 10
1890s - 10
1900s - 128
1910s - 397
1920s - 1,047
1930s - 843
1940s - 1,137
1950s - 1,351
1960s 137 1,526
1970s 391 1,750
1980s 313 1,856
1990s 383 2,158
2000s 685 2,613
2010s 568 2,245
2020s 129 1,743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sanjay Santos
2014 58 237
2015 76 236
2016 44 215
2017 38 208
2018 32 205
2019 31 220
2020 24 244
2021 16 274
2022 24 277
2023 22 314
2024 23 297
2025 20 337

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1962–2025.

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