Santana vs Sanford

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

Name A

Santana

Boy name · Rank #810

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Name B

Sanford

Boy name · Rank #6834

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Metric Santana Sanford
Current Rank #810 #6834
Total Births (all years) 7,785 15,044
Peak Year 2020 1929
Peak Year Births 522 315
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Santana Sanford
1880s - 252
1890s - 240
1900s - 294
1910s 17 1,522
1920s 66 2,694
1930s 40 2,474
1940s 34 2,587
1950s 46 2,104
1960s 63 1,382
1970s 304 625
1980s 290 339
1990s 652 199
2000s 1,479 132
2010s 2,398 119
2020s 2,396 81

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Santana Sanford
2014 244 12
2015 256 13
2016 262 13
2017 237 12
2018 326 15
2019 404 18
2020 522 17
2021 489 13
2022 385 19
2023 403 8
2024 312 12
2025 285 12

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, 1915–2025.

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