Boys' name · since 1966
Santonio
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 950 babies named Santonio, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 950
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
950 babies have been named Santonio since 1966, making it today's #7296 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Santonio recorded 950 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #7296 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,296 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 950 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santonio ranks #5,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,296 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 950 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,296 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 950
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Santonio's 950 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Santonio compares
950 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Santonio's all-time total is 157% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Santonio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 950 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Santonio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Santonio's full recorded timeline at 1997, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Santonio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Santonio by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (205 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Santonio's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Santonio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 205 births (22% of all-time use).
How Santonio 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 Santonio's total volume
Santonio by state
Where Santonio concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 57 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
57 of 950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Santonio's data
- Santonio's decade-level peak was the 2000s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Santonios (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Santonio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Santonio 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.