Unisex name · since 1998

Santrell

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Santrell, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,613 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1998
1990s
peak decade

Santrell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1998.

Santrell has 15 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.

  • #31,613 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1998
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santrell ranks #31,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.

#31,613 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1998
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Santrell's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Santrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Santrell's full recorded timeline at 2008, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births.

Santrell popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
5 199820082022 5

Santrell popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19901992 5

Santrell by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).

1990s was Santrell's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Santrell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Santrell? ▼
Since 1998, Social Security records show 15 babies named Santrell. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,613 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 5 births.
Where does Santrell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Santrell ranks #31,613 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Santrell's data

  • Santrell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Santrell

Nearby Names Like Santrell

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Santrell

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#26 103,828 births
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Sanford Boy
#6805 15,044 births
Santino Boy
#353 13,624 births
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#6807 10,458 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Santrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2022 (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 Santrell 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.