Girls' name · since 1978
Santoria
Santoria has 113 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
113 girls have been named Santoria since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Santoria recorded 113 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2003.
- #25,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 113 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santoria ranks #25,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 113
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Santoria's 113 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Santoria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Santoria's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Santoria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2003
- Peak year (1987)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Santoria by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Santoria's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Santoria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Santoria's data
- Santoria's decade-level peak was the 1990s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Santoria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1978–2003 (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 Santoria 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.