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Santos

Boy

Meaning of Santos: Spanish: 'saints'

Santos is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 775th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#775

337 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,573

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 239 babies1982: 194 babies1983: 214 babies1984: 172 babies1985: 189 babies1986: 192 babies1987: 190 babies1988: 166 babies1989: 178 babies1990: 193 babies19901991: 223 babies1992: 199 babies1993: 234 babies1994: 215 babies1995: 233 babies1996: 221 babies1997: 229 babies1998: 237 babies1999: 238 babies2000: 234 babies20002001: 251 babies2002: 252 babies2003: 284 babies2004: 244 babies2005: 264 babies2006: 307 babies2007: 278 babies2008: 299 babies2009: 254 babies2010: 240 babies20102011: 230 babies2012: 212 babies2013: 242 babies2014: 237 babies2015: 236 babies2016: 215 babies2017: 208 babies2018: 205 babies2019: 220 babies2020: 244 babies20202021: 274 babies2022: 277 babies2023: 314 babies2024: 297 babies2025: 337 babies
US babies named Santos per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 337.

Gender split

87% boys · 13% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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