Recorded 1967–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 61 births

Santita — girls' name

61 babies named Santita in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s111980s39
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Santita was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

28 babies were named Santita in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Santita

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Santita between 1967 and 1988, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Santita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Santita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Santita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Santita 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 61 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.

Santita at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

61

Since 1967

22 years of records

Peak year

1988

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1967

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1988

Santita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1967

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
28
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0102030 1988198419831979197819681967 5

Santita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 64% of Santita's all-time total
1960s111970s111980s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santita?
61 babies have been named Santita since 1967. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 28 births.
When was Santita most popular?
Santita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Santita been used?
Santita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 22 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Santita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1988 (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.