Santiago
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #26 for boys in 2025, 7,554 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 7,554 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 103,828since 1880
Santiago over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #26 | 7,554 |
| 2024 | — | #29 | 7,434 | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #45 | 6,358 |
| 2022 | — | #49 | 6,036 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #63 | 5,076 |
| 2020 | — | #71 | 4,687 | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | #70 | 5,047 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #82 | 4,670 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #93 | 4,204 |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | #106 | 3,719 |
| 2015 | — | #127 | 3,219 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #116 | 3,426 |
| 2013 | — | #126 | 3,032 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #122 | 3,050 |
| 2011 | — | #131 | 3,070 | |
| 2010 | — | #134 | 3,012 | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #130 | 3,126 |
| 2008 | — | #171 | 2,340 | |
| 2007 | — | #200 | 1,968 | |
| 2006 | — | #232 | 1,552 | |
| 2005 | — | #278 | 1,205 | |
| 2004 | — | #292 | 1,089 | |
| 2003 | — | #319 | 928 | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #321 | 863 |
| 2001 | — | #342 | 803 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #358 | 739 |
| 1999 | — | #404 | 600 | |
| 1998 | — | #446 | 509 | |
| 1997 | — | #448 | 498 | |
| 1996 | — | #507 | 407 | |
| 1995 | — | #498 | 427 | |
| 1994 | — | #510 | 391 | |
| 1993 | — | #525 | 377 | |
| 1992 | — | #516 | 386 | |
| 1991 | — | #528 | 364 | |
| 1990 | — | #564 | 324 | |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #539 | 323 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #598 | 245 |
| 1987 | — | #563 | 257 | |
| 1986 | — | #592 | 224 | |
| 1985 | — | #533 | 266 | |
| 1984 | — | #519 | 270 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #545 | 237 |
| 1982 | — | #515 | 272 | |
| 1981 | — | #501 | 281 | |
| 1980 | — | #538 | 252 | |
| 1979 | — | #552 | 241 | |
| 1978 | — | #572 | 215 | |
| 1977 | — | #541 | 236 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #534 | 228 |
| 1975 | — | #563 | 206 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #557 | 207 |
| 1973 | — | #578 | 188 | |
| 1972 | — | #599 | 178 | |
| 1971 | — | #597 | 193 | |
| 1970 | — | #586 | 191 | |
| 1969 | — | #620 | 160 | |
| 1968 | — | #614 | 153 | |
| 1967 | — | #623 | 145 | |
| 1966 | — | #631 | 137 | |
| 1965 | — | #625 | 147 | |
| 1964 | — | #640 | 148 | |
| 1963 | — | #647 | 148 | |
| 1962 | — | #702 | 120 | |
| 1961 | — | #645 | 148 | |
| 1960 | — | #620 | 158 | |
| 1959 | — | #671 | 129 | |
| 1958 | — | #625 | 151 | |
| 1957 | — | #685 | 124 | |
| 1956 | — | #615 | 152 | |
| 1955 | — | #685 | 115 | |
| 1954 | — | #651 | 125 | |
| 1953 | — | #644 | 122 | |
| 1952 | — | #608 | 134 | |
| 1951 | — | #566 | 146 | |
| 1950 | — | #592 | 132 | |
| 1949 | — | #585 | 133 | |
| 1948 | — | #598 | 127 | |
| 1947 | — | #663 | 108 | |
| 1946 | — | #553 | 132 | |
| 1945 | — | #520 | 132 | |
| 1944 | — | #589 | 109 | |
| 1943 | — | #639 | 100 | |
| 1942 | — | #603 | 109 | |
| 1941 | — | #640 | 91 | |
| 1940 | — | #729 | 70 | |
| 1939 | — | #647 | 84 | |
| 1938 | — | #606 | 96 | |
| 1937 | — | #656 | 82 | |
| 1936 | — | #601 | 93 | |
| 1935 | — | #633 | 86 | |
| 1934 | — | #611 | 94 | |
| 1933 | — | #612 | 90 | |
| 1932 | — | #626 | 90 | |
| 1931 | — | #580 | 103 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #556 | 117 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #553 | 114 |
| 1928 | — | #508 | 141 | |
| 1927 | — | #579 | 114 | |
| 1926 | — | #683 | 86 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #615 | 104 |
| 1924 | — | #579 | 121 | |
| 1923 | — | #620 | 105 | |
| 1922 | — | #678 | 91 | |
| 1921 | — | #668 | 94 | |
| 1920 | — | #724 | 80 | |
| 1919 | — | #686 | 82 | |
| 1918 | — | #855 | 59 | |
| 1917 | — | #909 | 49 | |
| 1916 | — | #864 | 53 | |
| 1915 | — | #767 | 61 | |
| 1914 | — | #712 | 53 | |
| 1913 | — | #696 | 43 | |
| 1912 | — | #765 | 32 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #537 | 28 | |
| 1909 | — | #558 | 22 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Santiago was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Santiago is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#46 · 1 in 180
- Texas#76 · 1 in 338
- California#95 · 1 in 392
- Arizona#96 · 1 in 371
- Nevada#123 · 1 in 431
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Mexico, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #46 | 62 | 1 in 180 |
| Texas | #76 | 559 | 1 in 338 |
| California | #95 | 648 | 1 in 392 |
| Arizona | #96 | 117 | 1 in 371 |
| Nevada | #123 | 35 | 1 in 431 |
| Florida | #129 | 162 | 1 in 620 |
| Illinois | #149 | 109 | 1 in 686 |
| Idaho | #162 | 16 | 1 in 575 |
| Connecticut | #165 | 20 | 1 in 808 |
| District of Columbia | #174 | 7 | 1 in 605 |
| Rhode Island | #180 | 6 | 1 in 751 |
| Colorado | #191 | 37 | 1 in 802 |
| Washington | #205 | 42 | 1 in 887 |
| Oklahoma | #209 | 23 | 1 in 932 |
| New Jersey | #225 | 35 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Georgia | #245 | 50 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Utah | #254 | 21 | 1 in 1,129 |
| North Carolina | #265 | 41 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Kansas | #270 | 15 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Virginia | #276 | 27 | 1 in 1,592 |
| New York | #283 | 64 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Indiana | #291 | 24 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Oregon | #296 | 16 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Michigan | #299 | 29 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Wisconsin | #311 | 17 | 1 in 1,727 |
| Maryland | #336 | 15 | 1 in 1,994 |
| South Carolina | #348 | 13 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Iowa | #356 | 9 | 1 in 1,831 |
| Nebraska | #356 | 6 | 1 in 1,723 |
| Arkansas | #363 | 8 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Minnesota | #388 | 12 | 1 in 2,486 |
| Kentucky | #389 | 9 | 1 in 2,625 |
| Missouri | #424 | 13 | 1 in 2,655 |
| Mississippi | #435 | 7 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Tennessee | #457 | 13 | 1 in 2,901 |
| Massachusetts | #498 | 8 | 1 in 4,003 |
| Pennsylvania | #594 | 13 | 1 in 4,913 |
| Alabama | #616 | 6 | 1 in 4,184 |
| Louisiana | #632 | 7 | 1 in 3,593 |
| Ohio | #789 | 9 | 1 in 7,159 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 3 spots since 2024 (#29 → #26)
- 45 spots since 2020 (#71 → #26)
- 101 spots since 2015 (#127 → #26)
- Biggest jump: 521 spots in 1887 (#959 → #438)
- Biggest drop: 553 spots in 1905 (#538 → #1,091)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #26 (7,554 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1906–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 226
- Highest: 1 in 226 boys born in 2025 were named Santiago (0.44%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 35.8% of all boys named Santiago (37,145) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #438 (1887) | #651 |
| 1890s | 62 | #579 (1895) | #741 |
| 1900s | 123 | #538 (1904) | #742 |
| 1910s | 476 | #537 (1910) | #762 |
| 1920s | 1,050 | #508 (1928) | #621 |
| 1930s | 935 | #556 (1930) | #613 |
| 1940s | 1,111 | #520 (1945) | #612 |
| 1950s | 1,330 | #566 (1951) | #634 |
| 1960s | 1,464 | #614 (1968) | #637 |
| 1970s | 2,083 | #534 (1976) | #568 |
| 1980s | 2,627 | #501 (1981) | #544 |
| 1990s | 4,283 | #404 (1999) | #495 |
| 2000s | 14,613 | #130 (2009) | #264 |
| 2010s | 36,449 | #70 (2019) | #111 |
| 2020s | 37,145 | #26 (2025) | #47 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Santiago in 2008
boys
#171
2,340 births · 1 in 872 boys
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 872 of them was named Santiago, which outranked 98.8% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Santiago
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.