Boys' name · since 1907
Santo
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 4,876 babies named Santo, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,591 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,876
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Santo is the #3591 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,876 recorded since 1907.
Santo has 4,876 recorded births among boys since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3591 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #1,801 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,591 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,876 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santo ranks #1,801 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,591 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,876 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,591 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,876
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Santo's 4,876 recorded births place it above 96.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Santo compares
4,876 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Santo's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Santo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,876 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 34 | 22,252 |
Santo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Santo's full recorded timeline at 1966, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 116 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Santo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Santo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (953 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Santo's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Santo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s
1910s
612 births
- 1920s
1920s
953 births
- 1930s
1930s
642 births
- 1940s
1940s
416 births
- 1950s
1950s
396 births
- 1960s
1960s
434 births
- 1970s 356
1970s
356 births
- 1980s 245
1980s
245 births
- 1990s 234
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 225
2000s
225 births
- 2010s 154
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 188
2020s
188 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 953 births (20% of all-time use).
How Santo 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 Santo's total volume
Santo by state
Where Santo concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,736 | 35.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 299 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 233 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 194 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 107 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 91 | 1.9% |
| #7 | California | | 35 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.3% |
1,736 of 4,876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Santo appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Santo's data
- Santo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (953 total births); usage has since declined to 188 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Santos (1,736 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Santo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~118 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, 1907–2025 (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 Santo 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.