Recorded 1999–2014 Boys' name Peak 2002 60 births

Santhosh — boys' name

60 babies named Santhosh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s262010s29
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Santhosh was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

7 babies were named Santhosh in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Santhosh

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Santhosh between 1999 and 2014, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Santhosh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Santhosh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Santhosh shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Santhosh 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 60 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.

Santhosh at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

60

Since 1999

16 years of records

Peak year

2002

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1999

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2014

Santhosh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1999

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2014201320122011201020092008200620021999 5

Santhosh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
29 births that decade — 48% of Santhosh's all-time total
1990s52000s262010s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santhosh?
60 babies have been named Santhosh since 1999. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2002 with 7 births.
When was Santhosh most popular?
Santhosh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Santhosh been used?
Santhosh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 16 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Santhosh?
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, 1999–2014 (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.