Total births
14
Girls' name · since 1994
Santara
14 babies named Santara in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 14
- total births
- 1994–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Santara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 14 recorded since 1994.
Santara has 14 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1999.
- 14 total births
- 1994–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
14 girls have been named Santara since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 14
- total births
- 1994–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Santara was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
8 babies were named Santara in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Santara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Santara's full recorded timeline at 1999, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Santara at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Santara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1999
- Peak year (1999)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Santara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Santara's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Santara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Santara? ▼
14 babies have been named Santara since 1994. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Santara most popular? ▼
Santara was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Santara been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Santara since 1994 -- 6 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Santara? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Santara
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Santara: Baby Name Since 1994 - 14 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/santara. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Santara 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 July 2026.