Recorded 1989–1991 Boys' name Peak 1990 20 births

Santario — boys' name

20 babies named Santario in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s14
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Santario was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Santario in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Santario

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Santario between 1989 and 1991, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Santario currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Santario performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Santario shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Santario in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Santario in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Santario at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

20

Since 1989

3 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1989

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1991

Santario popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1989

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5.566.577.5 199119901989 6

Santario by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 70% of Santario's all-time total
1980s61990s14

Santario by state

Where Santario concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Santario
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
10 50.0%
North Carolina share of Santario's total US births 50.0%

10 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santario?
20 babies have been named Santario since 1989. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Santario most popular?
Santario was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Santario most popular?
The top states for the name Santario are North Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Santario been used?
Santario has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 3 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Santario?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.