Recorded 1978–2003 Girls' name Peak 1987 113 births

Santoria — girls' name

113 babies named Santoria in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s361990s542000s13
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Santoria was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

13 babies were named Santoria in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Santoria

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Santoria between 1978 and 2003, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Santoria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Santoria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Santoria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Santoria 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 113 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.

Santoria at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

113

Since 1978

26 years of records

Peak year

1987

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1978

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2003

Santoria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1978

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1987)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 2003199619931990198719791978 5

Santoria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
54 births that decade — 48% of Santoria's all-time total
1970s101980s361990s542000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santoria?
113 babies have been named Santoria since 1978. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1987 with 13 births.
When was Santoria most popular?
Santoria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Santoria been used?
Santoria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 26 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Santoria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sandra, Sandy, Sandi, Saniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2003 (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.