Is Santos a boy or girl name?
Santos is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 297 boys were named Santos, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13% of the 21,232 US babies named Santos were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #833
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Santos since 1880
- 21,232
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 314 babies
Boys and girls named Santos, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 21 | 67.7% |
| 1890s | 10 | 37 | 78.7% |
| 1900s | 128 | 122 | 48.8% |
| 1910s | 397 | 325 | 45% |
| 1920s | 1,047 | 676 | 39.2% |
| 1930s | 843 | 384 | 31.3% |
| 1940s | 1,137 | 439 | 27.9% |
| 1950s | 1,351 | 240 | 15.1% |
| 1960s | 1,526 | 133 | 8% |
| 1970s | 1,748 | 156 | 8.2% |
| 1980s | 1,856 | 108 | 5.5% |
| 1990s | 2,158 | 64 | 2.9% |
| 2000s | 2,613 | 54 | 2% |
| 2010s | 2,245 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,404 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 297 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 314 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 277 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 273 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 243 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 220 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 205 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 208 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 215 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 236 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 237 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 242 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 212 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 230 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 240 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 254 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 294 | #757 | 5 | #19,937 |
| 2007 | 273 | #792 | 5 | #19,998 |
| 2006 | 302 | #717 | 5 | #19,509 |
| 2005 | 259 | #768 | 5 | #18,648 |
| 2004 | 236 | #773 | 8 | #12,540 |
| 2003 | 277 | #693 | 7 | #13,564 |
| 2002 | 245 | #727 | 7 | #13,361 |
| 2001 | 246 | #718 | 5 | #17,423 |
| 2000 | 227 | #749 | 7 | #12,882 |
| 1999 | 238 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 227 | #726 | 10 | #9,150 |
| 1997 | 217 | #721 | 12 | #7,642 |
| 1996 | 221 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 233 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 209 | #723 | 6 | #13,082 |
| 1993 | 223 | #694 | 11 | #7,939 |
| 1992 | 189 | #755 | 10 | #8,598 |
| 1991 | 215 | #690 | 8 | #10,049 |
| 1990 | 186 | #747 | 7 | #11,125 |
| 1989 | 172 | #754 | 6 | #12,020 |
| 1988 | 157 | #757 | 9 | #8,235 |
| 1987 | 178 | #681 | 12 | #6,244 |
| 1986 | 185 | #660 | 7 | #9,340 |
| 1985 | 176 | #669 | 13 | #5,592 |
| 1984 | 162 | #682 | 10 | #6,680 |
| 1983 | 199 | #607 | 15 | #4,838 |
| 1982 | 180 | #646 | 14 | #5,144 |
| 1981 | 226 | #570 | 13 | #5,511 |
| 1980 | 221 | #577 | 9 | #7,266 |
| 1979 | 172 | #653 | 9 | #7,175 |
| 1978 | 172 | #638 | 17 | #4,214 |
| 1977 | 178 | #635 | 10 | #6,239 |
| 1976 | 172 | #628 | 7 | #7,943 |
| 1975 | 190 | #586 | 24 | #3,033 |
| 1974 | 172 | #613 | 16 | #3,996 |
| 1973 | 173 | #602 | 18 | #3,603 |
| 1972 | 159 | #624 | 14 | #4,256 |
| 1971 | 186 | #614 | 21 | #3,240 |
| 1970 | 174 | #617 | 20 | #3,291 |
| 1969 | 162 | #614 | 6 | #7,279 |
| 1968 | 156 | #611 | 12 | #4,177 |
| 1967 | 159 | #596 | 11 | #4,249 |
| 1966 | 143 | #620 | 18 | #3,019 |
| 1965 | 140 | #636 | 7 | #5,709 |
| 1964 | 158 | #621 | 14 | #3,659 |
| 1963 | 149 | #646 | 14 | #3,605 |
| 1962 | 165 | #603 | 12 | #3,964 |
| 1961 | 152 | #638 | 19 | #2,933 |
| 1960 | 142 | #656 | 20 | #2,803 |
| 1959 | 159 | #614 | 23 | #2,448 |
| 1958 | 144 | #642 | 12 | #3,710 |
| 1957 | 149 | #631 | 16 | #3,012 |
| 1956 | 136 | #652 | 22 | #2,442 |
| 1955 | 122 | #662 | 22 | #2,396 |
| 1954 | 160 | #586 | 29 | #1,979 |
| 1953 | 123 | #643 | 31 | #1,822 |
| 1952 | 100 | #701 | 25 | #2,065 |
| 1951 | 134 | #609 | 30 | #1,799 |
| 1950 | 124 | #619 | 30 | #1,759 |
| 1949 | 139 | #572 | 36 | #1,558 |
| 1948 | 123 | #615 | 41 | #1,456 |
| 1947 | 154 | #542 | 35 | #1,626 |
| 1946 | 117 | #598 | 53 | #1,188 |
| 1945 | 122 | #543 | 50 | #1,118 |
| 1944 | 128 | #539 | 40 | #1,269 |
| 1943 | 88 | #689 | 44 | #1,224 |
| 1942 | 103 | #623 | 49 | #1,135 |
| 1941 | 83 | #675 | 40 | #1,204 |
| 1940 | 80 | #680 | 51 | #1,007 |
| 1939 | 85 | #646 | 42 | #1,126 |
| 1938 | 89 | #637 | 35 | #1,244 |
| 1937 | 81 | #663 | 26 | #1,488 |
| 1936 | 60 | #794 | 31 | #1,314 |
| 1935 | 77 | #691 | 36 | #1,196 |
| 1934 | 81 | #676 | 41 | #1,122 |
| 1933 | 88 | #618 | 46 | #1,035 |
| 1932 | 99 | #595 | 45 | #1,067 |
| 1931 | 86 | #640 | 32 | #1,311 |
| 1930 | 97 | #626 | 50 | #1,051 |
| 1929 | 92 | #643 | 55 | #977 |
| 1928 | 112 | #586 | 56 | #1,007 |
| 1927 | 126 | #550 | 63 | #961 |
| 1926 | 96 | #646 | 68 | #909 |
| 1925 | 125 | #553 | 82 | #827 |
| 1924 | 111 | #606 | 100 | #742 |
| 1923 | 106 | #619 | 71 | #878 |
| 1922 | 93 | #672 | 64 | #928 |
| 1921 | 98 | #654 | 58 | #985 |
| 1920 | 88 | #685 | 59 | #958 |
| 1919 | 75 | #745 | 57 | #940 |
| 1918 | 64 | #822 | 44 | #1,121 |
| 1917 | 62 | #802 | 33 | #1,278 |
| 1916 | 47 | #936 | 41 | #1,112 |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,012 | 45 | #998 |
| 1914 | 35 | #946 | 34 | #1,031 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,661 | 25 | #1,118 |
| 1912 | 22 | #993 | 20 | #1,213 |
| 1911 | 17 | #819 | 13 | #1,362 |
| 1910 | 23 | #618 | 13 | #1,327 |
| 1909 | 18 | #651 | 11 | #1,357 |
| 1908 | 19 | #609 | 12 | #1,256 |
| 1907 | 13 | #769 | 18 | #920 |
| 1906 | 19 | #543 | 14 | #1,037 |
| 1905 | 11 | #782 | 16 | #958 |
| 1904 | 8 | #951 | 17 | #902 |
| 1903 | 10 | #772 | 8 | #1,421 |
| 1902 | 10 | #786 | 7 | #1,571 |
| 1901 | 11 | #675 | 8 | #1,318 |
| 1900 | 9 | #959 | 11 | #1,216 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,018 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,363 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,203 | 7 | #1,368 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,559 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,678 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,159 | 7 | #1,119 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,259 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #788 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Santos reached #539 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #742 in 1924. 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 Santos
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.