Girls' name · since 1956
Santia
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 254 babies named Santia, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
254 girls have been named Santia since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Santia has 254 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2007.
- #17,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santia ranks #17,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Santia's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Santia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Santia's full recorded timeline at 1988, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Santia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2007
- Peak year (2002)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Santia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (91 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Santia's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Santia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Santia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2000s (47) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Santia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1956–2007 (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 Santia 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.