Girls' name · since 1972

Santasha

Santasha has 34 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

34
total births
1972–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade

Santasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1972.

Santasha has 34 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1992.

  • 34 total births
  • 1972–1992 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 65% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

34 girls have been named Santasha since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

34
total births
1972–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Santasha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Santasha in 1979 - its busiest year on record.

Santasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Santasha's full recorded timeline at 1979, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Santasha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

34

Since 1972

21 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1972

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1992

Santasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197219731974197919911992 6

Santasha by decade

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

1970s was Santasha's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Santasha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (65% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santasha?
34 babies have been named Santasha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Santasha most popular?
Santasha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Santasha been used?
Santasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 21 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Santasha?
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.

What to do with Santasha's data

  • Santasha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1972–1992 (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. "Santasha: Baby Name Since 1972 - 34 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/santasha. 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 Santasha 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.