Boys' name · since 1880
Santiago
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 103,828 babies named Santiago, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #26 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,828
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
103,828 babies have been named Santiago since 1880, making it today's #26 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santiago has been recorded 103,828 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #26 nationally and more common than 99.8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #26 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 103,828 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santiago ranks #310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #26 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 103,828 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #26 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,828
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Santiago's 103,828 recorded births place it above 99.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Santiago compares
103,828 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Santiago's all-time total is 281x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Santiago | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103,828 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7,554 | 34 | 22,252 |
Santiago's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Santiago's full recorded timeline at 1955, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 7,554 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Santiago popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 7,554
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Santiago popularity over time - girls
137 total births recorded since 1925 (Santiago as girls' name)
Santiago by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (37,145 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Santiago's strongest decade.
37,145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Santiago births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s 62
1890s
62 births
- 1900s 123
1900s
123 births
- 1910s 476
1910s
476 births
- 1920s 1,050
1920s
1,050 births
- 1930s 935
1930s
935 births
- 1940s 1,111
1940s
1,111 births
- 1950s 1,330
1950s
1,330 births
- 1960s 1,464
1960s
1,464 births
- 1970s 2,083
1970s
2,083 births
- 1980s 2,627
1980s
2,627 births
- 1990s 4,283
1990s
4,283 births
- 2000s 14,613
2000s
14,613 births
- 2010s
2010s
36,449 births
- 2020s
2020s
37,145 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37,145 births (36% of all-time use).
How Santiago compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Santiago's total volume
Santiago by state
Where Santiago concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27,510 | 26.5% |
| #2 | California | | 26,590 | 25.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,450 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 4,896 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,390 | 4.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 3,180 | 3.1% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 2,744 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,157 | 2.1% |
27,510 of 103,828 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Santiago appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Santiago's data
- Texas records the most Santiagos (27,510 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Santiago: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Santiago 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.