Girls' name · since 1985

Santania

Santania has 16 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#49,159 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1985
1980s
peak decade

16 girls have been named Santania since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santania has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1986.

  • #49,159 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1985
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santania ranks #49,159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.

#49,159 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1985
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Santania's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Santania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Santania splits its recorded history at 1986: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Santania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1986

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
6.577.588.599.5 19851986 9

Santania by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Santania's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Santania births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santania?
Santania has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #49,159 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1986. 9 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
Where does Santania sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santania ranks #49,159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Santania most popular?
Santania was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Santania been used?
Santania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 2 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Santania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Santania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Santania draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.