Is Santa a boy or girl name?
Santa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 0 boys were named Santa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 4,397 US babies named Santa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,400
- Babies named Santa since 1896
- 4,397
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Santa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1910s | 16 | 556 | 97.2% |
| 1920s | 9 | 735 | 98.8% |
| 1930s | 0 | 453 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 381 | 98.7% |
| 1950s | 5 | 477 | 99% |
| 1960s | 0 | 453 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 439 | 98.9% |
| 1980s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 216 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 113 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,400 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,881 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,559 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,258 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,943 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,252 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,282 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,825 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,720 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,040 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,515 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,318 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,103 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,877 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,456 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,695 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,563 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,450 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,397 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,960 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,093 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,159 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,316 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,370 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,030 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,813 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,353 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,640 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,350 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,308 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,656 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,644 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,809 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,958 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,619 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,222 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,215 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,584 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,075 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,971 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,302 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,900 | 56 | #1,895 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,115 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,455 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,127 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,164 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,908 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,937 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,052 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,798 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,681 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,968 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,902 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,711 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,667 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,774 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,089 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,705 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,448 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,554 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,485 | 32 | #2,011 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,573 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,421 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,612 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,439 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,266 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,584 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,467 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,354 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,247 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,434 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,324 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,409 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,944 | 35 | #1,501 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,210 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,601 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,489 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,160 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,442 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,370 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,216 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,138 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,130 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,001 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,299 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,003 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,007 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,209 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 54 | #952 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 68 | #878 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 54 | #991 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 66 | #915 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 71 | #891 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,099 | 70 | #892 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 82 | #826 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 88 | #795 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 89 | #778 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 70 | #878 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 74 | #860 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 71 | #864 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 74 | #820 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,092 | 66 | #884 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 74 | #806 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 88 | #728 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,304 | 85 | #723 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 59 | #757 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,190 | 40 | #838 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,027 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 26 | #849 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,059 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,202 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #909 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,029 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,178 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,519 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 16 | #931 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,644 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,186 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,566 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,558 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Santa reached #3,099 in 1926. As a girl name, it reached #723 in 1915. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Santa
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.