Unisex name · since 1975
Santonia
Santonia has 11 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Santonia is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Santonia recorded 11 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1984.
- #34,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santonia ranks #34,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Santonia's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Santonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Santonia's full recorded timeline at 1984, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Santonia popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1984
- Peak year (1975)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Santonia popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1979 (Santonia as girls' name)
Santonia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Santonia's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Santonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Santonia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Santonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1975–1984 (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 Santonia 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.