Is Santana a boy or girl name?
Santana is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 107 girls and 309 boys were named Santana, so 25.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43.8% of the 13,343 US babies named Santana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #811
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,872
- Babies named Santana since 1910
- 13,343
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 653 babies
Boys and girls named Santana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | 5 | 22.7% |
| 1920s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 34 | 5 | 12.8% |
| 1950s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 304 | 116 | 27.6% |
| 1980s | 290 | 1,601 | 84.7% |
| 1990s | 652 | 1,577 | 70.7% |
| 2000s | 1,479 | 923 | 38.4% |
| 2010s | 2,396 | 972 | 28.9% |
| 2020s | 2,107 | 650 | 23.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 309 | #811 | 107 | #1,872 |
| 2023 | 403 | #676 | 142 | #1,516 |
| 2022 | 385 | #690 | 105 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 488 | #574 | 165 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 522 | #544 | 131 | #1,603 |
| 2019 | 403 | #656 | 127 | #1,663 |
| 2018 | 325 | #735 | 117 | #1,758 |
| 2017 | 237 | #906 | 102 | #1,962 |
| 2016 | 262 | #862 | 112 | #1,852 |
| 2015 | 256 | #870 | 119 | #1,766 |
| 2014 | 244 | #887 | 106 | #1,903 |
| 2013 | 205 | #979 | 89 | #2,134 |
| 2012 | 163 | #1,128 | 72 | #2,539 |
| 2011 | 152 | #1,171 | 80 | #2,343 |
| 2010 | 149 | #1,204 | 48 | #3,404 |
| 2009 | 185 | #1,038 | 55 | #3,122 |
| 2008 | 174 | #1,079 | 61 | #2,918 |
| 2007 | 188 | #1,015 | 70 | #2,638 |
| 2006 | 224 | #883 | 92 | #2,125 |
| 2005 | 135 | #1,188 | 85 | #2,177 |
| 2004 | 114 | #1,308 | 85 | #2,132 |
| 2003 | 132 | #1,147 | 81 | #2,161 |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,342 | 108 | #1,707 |
| 2001 | 104 | #1,281 | 90 | #1,935 |
| 2000 | 124 | #1,127 | 196 | #1,063 |
| 1999 | 104 | #1,223 | 130 | #1,368 |
| 1998 | 82 | #1,404 | 137 | #1,305 |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,319 | 139 | #1,271 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,496 | 135 | #1,287 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,413 | 132 | #1,278 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,294 | 166 | #1,089 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,596 | 160 | #1,124 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,122 | 235 | #851 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,390 | 175 | #1,049 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,157 | 168 | #1,061 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,603 | 172 | #1,006 |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,905 | 166 | #995 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,457 | 227 | #784 |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,662 | 383 | #535 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,960 | 385 | #522 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,574 | 214 | #757 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,326 | 6 | #9,972 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,051 | 14 | #5,143 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,402 | 17 | #4,495 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,955 | 17 | #4,477 |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,900 | 9 | #7,174 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,117 | 22 | #3,480 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,899 | 11 | #5,811 |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,497 | 17 | #3,924 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,694 | 9 | #6,349 |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,539 | 11 | #5,273 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,429 | 12 | #4,789 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,284 | 13 | #4,483 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,462 | 12 | #4,757 |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,915 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,640 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,495 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,884 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,344 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,565 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,515 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,007 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,468 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,287 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,185 | 5 | #5,990 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,474 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,072 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,234 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,252 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,084 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,789 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,209 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,097 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,704 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,764 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,735 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Santana reached #544 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #522 in 1985. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Santana
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.