Is San a boy or girl name?
San is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 6 boys were named San, so 45.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 75.1% of the 2,489 US babies named San were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,059
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,204
- Babies named San since 1911
- 2,489
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 74 babies
Boys and girls named San, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | 7 | 41.2% |
| 1920s | 15 | 71 | 82.6% |
| 1930s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1940s | 26 | 191 | 88% |
| 1950s | 43 | 442 | 91.1% |
| 1960s | 73 | 460 | 86.3% |
| 1970s | 100 | 336 | 77.1% |
| 1980s | 155 | 170 | 52.3% |
| 1990s | 102 | 85 | 45.5% |
| 2000s | 34 | 20 | 37% |
| 2010s | 46 | 10 | 17.9% |
| 2020s | 17 | 12 | 41.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,059 | 5 | #17,204 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,736 | 7 | #13,243 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,764 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,782 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,895 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,844 | 5 | #18,393 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,420 | 5 | #18,657 |
| 2014 | 10 | #8,022 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,706 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,513 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,194 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,989 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,006 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,889 | 5 | #18,281 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,717 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,167 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,416 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,090 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,423 | 6 | #14,085 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,091 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,062 | 7 | #11,832 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,396 | 7 | #11,546 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,737 | 7 | #11,514 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,863 | 7 | #11,524 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,133 | 10 | #8,566 |
| 1992 | 15 | #4,067 | 9 | #9,331 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,606 | 13 | #6,899 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,933 | 14 | #6,391 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,776 | 11 | #7,344 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,406 | 13 | #6,186 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,173 | 11 | #6,683 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,841 | 15 | #5,139 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,191 | 10 | #6,837 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,278 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,433 | 17 | #4,431 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,505 | 28 | #3,152 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,659 | 20 | #3,974 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,935 | 28 | #3,118 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,779 | 20 | #3,874 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,804 | 26 | #3,074 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,101 | 28 | #2,894 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,674 | 21 | #3,382 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,048 | 39 | #2,189 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,124 | 36 | #2,243 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,421 | 40 | #2,054 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,799 | 29 | #2,501 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,788 | 55 | #1,679 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,482 | 42 | #2,002 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,274 | 55 | #1,628 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,638 | 51 | #1,621 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,123 | 48 | #1,654 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,880 | 48 | #1,630 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,861 | 43 | #1,736 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,516 | 42 | #1,833 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,981 | 38 | #1,918 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,263 | 46 | #1,687 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,313 | 42 | #1,784 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,513 | 47 | #1,654 |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,004 | 36 | #1,876 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,571 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,993 | 38 | #1,774 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,383 | 42 | #1,655 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,796 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,414 | 48 | #1,457 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,262 | 42 | #1,525 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,632 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,299 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,989 | 66 | #1,142 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,773 | 42 | #1,433 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,327 | 28 | #1,852 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,847 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,047 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,180 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,967 | 6 | #4,611 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,562 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,929 | 7 | #3,895 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,272 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,797 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,740 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,699 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,710 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,080 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,808 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,270 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,491 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,354 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,133 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,724 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,732 | 7 | #4,247 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,978 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,851 | 12 | #2,951 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,852 | 9 | #3,616 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,747 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,650 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,699 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,478 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,164 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, San reached #2,123 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #1,142 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like San
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.