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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#7 · 1 in 139
- New Mexico#10 · 1 in 119
- Arizona#14 · 1 in 147
- California#18 · 1 in 150
- Nevada#23 · 1 in 149
Best ever in a state: #2 in New Mexico, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #7 | 1,258 | 1 in 139 |
| New Mexico | #10 | 64 | 1 in 119 |
| Arizona | #14 | 228 | 1 in 147 |
| California | #18 | 1,356 | 1 in 150 |
| Nevada | #23 | 86 | 1 in 149 |
| Illinois | #46 | 242 | 1 in 238 |
| Oregon | #58 | 66 | 1 in 249 |
| Colorado | #77 | 82 | 1 in 315 |
| Kansas | #79 | 47 | 1 in 301 |
| Florida | #85 | 257 | 1 in 369 |
| Oklahoma | #91 | 56 | 1 in 330 |
| Nebraska | #93 | 27 | 1 in 334 |
| Georgia | #100 | 128 | 1 in 406 |
| Utah | #105 | 49 | 1 in 395 |
| Idaho | #108 | 21 | 1 in 372 |
| Arkansas | #112 | 35 | 1 in 380 |
| Virginia | #114 | 87 | 1 in 454 |
| Washington | #114 | 79 | 1 in 431 |
| North Carolina | #125 | 98 | 1 in 512 |
| New Jersey | #127 | 74 | 1 in 537 |
| Maryland | #137 | 50 | 1 in 521 |
| Iowa | #140 | 30 | 1 in 479 |
| District of Columbia | #145 | 8 | 1 in 468 |
| Indiana | #153 | 59 | 1 in 571 |
| Rhode Island | #167 | 6 | 1 in 558 |
| Connecticut | #168 | 20 | 1 in 662 |
| Wisconsin | #169 | 37 | 1 in 678 |
| Delaware | #173 | 6 | 1 in 540 |
| New York | #179 | 118 | 1 in 793 |
| Tennessee | #179 | 47 | 1 in 749 |
| Minnesota | #183 | 36 | 1 in 727 |
| Alabama | #185 | 32 | 1 in 708 |
| South Carolina | #194 | 27 | 1 in 764 |
| Massachusetts | #205 | 32 | 1 in 879 |
| Michigan | #213 | 49 | 1 in 899 |
| Louisiana | #221 | 26 | 1 in 869 |
| Mississippi | #285 | 11 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Kentucky | #303 | 16 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Pennsylvania | #351 | 31 | 1 in 1,802 |
| Missouri | #378 | 16 | 1 in 1,860 |
| Ohio | #390 | 29 | 1 in 1,951 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Santiago
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #26 (7,554 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1906–2025
- Highest: 1 in 226 boys born in 2025 were named Santiago (0.44%)
- 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 2019
Top girls' names in 2019
Top boys' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 129,105 of them was named Santiago, which outranked 54.8% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,716Ziyanna14
- #7,716Zurielle14
- #7,716Zylie14
- #8,138Santiago13
- #8,138Aaisha13
- #8,138Aamina13
- #8,138Aaryahi13
- #8,597Aafiya12
- #8,597Aamilah12
- #8,597Aarnika12
Tied with 458 names at #8,138; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 356 of them was named Santiago, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.