Unisex name · since 1984
Santanna
Santanna has 847 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 847
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Santanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 847 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Santanna recorded 847 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2022.
- #8,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 847 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santanna ranks #8,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 847 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 847
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Santanna's 847 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Santanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Santanna's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Santanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2022
- Peak year (1986)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Santanna popularity over time - boys
105 total births recorded since 1986 (Santanna as boys' name)
Santanna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (307 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Santanna's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Santanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
278 births
- 1990s
1990s
307 births
- 2000s
2000s
159 births
- 2010s 82
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 307 births (36% of all-time use).
How Santanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Santanna's total volume
Santanna by state
Where Santanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 31 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 28 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 24 | 2.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
31 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Santanna's data
- Santanna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Santannas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Santanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
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, 1984–2022 (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 Santanna 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.