Boys' name · since 1975
Santosh
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Santosh, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Santosh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 146 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Santosh recorded 146 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1975 to 2010.
- #14,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santosh ranks #14,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Santosh's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Santosh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Santosh's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Santosh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2010
- Peak year (2009)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Santosh by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Santosh's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Santosh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Santosh's data
- Santosh's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- 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 Santosh: 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 (~35 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, 1975–2010 (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 Santosh 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.