Recorded 1975–1984 Unisex name Peak 1975 11 births

Santonia — boys' name

11 babies named Santonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s5
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Santonia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Santonia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Santonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Santonia between 1975 and 1984, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Santonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Santonia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Santonia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Santonia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Santonia 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 11 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.

Santonia at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

11

Since 1975

10 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1975

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1984

Santonia popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1975

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 19841975 6

Santonia popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1979 (Santonia as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20011979 5

Santonia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Santonia's all-time total
1970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santonia?
11 babies have been named Santonia since 1975. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Santonia most popular?
Santonia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Is Santonia a unisex name?
Yes, Santonia is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Santonia been used?
Santonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 10 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Santonia?
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, 1975–1984 (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.