Recorded 1998–2022 Unisex name Peak 1998 15 births

Santrell — boys' name

15 babies named Santrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Santrell was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

5 babies were named Santrell in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Santrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Santrell between 1998 and 2022, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Santrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Santrell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Santrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Santrell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Santrell 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 15 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.

Santrell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

15

Since 1998

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1998

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2022

Santrell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1998

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
5 202220081998 5

Santrell popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1990 (Santrell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19921990 5

Santrell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 33% of Santrell's all-time total
1990s52000s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santrell?
15 babies have been named Santrell since 1998. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 5 births.
When was Santrell most popular?
Santrell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Santrell a unisex name?
Yes, Santrell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Santrell been used?
Santrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 25 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Santrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2022 (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.