Boys' name · since 1965
Santee
Santee has 74 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
74 boys have been named Santee since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Santee recorded 74 times among boys since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2023.
- #19,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santee ranks #19,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Santee's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Santee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Santee splits its recorded history at 1981: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Santee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2023
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Santee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (33 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Santee's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Santee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Santee's data
- Santee's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Santee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~58 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, 1965–2023 (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 Santee 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.