US rank #9966 Boys' name Peak 1962 118 births

Sante — #9966 US boys' name

118 babies named Sante in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s171930s131940s51950s61960s181980s112000s232020s12
#9966
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Sante was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sante in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sante

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Sante between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sante currently holds the #9966 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sante performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Sante shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sante 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 118 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.

Sante at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

118

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1962

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,966

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1962)
8
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
456789 20242003198819631949192919181917 7

Sante by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 19% of Sante's all-time total
1910s131920s171930s131940s51950s61960s181980s112000s232020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sante?
118 babies have been named Sante since 1917. It currently ranks #9966 among boys. The peak year was 1962 with 8 births.
When was Sante most popular?
Sante was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Sante been used?
Sante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sante?
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.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.