Names / Boy names
Santos
Current rank
#766
and rising
All-time peak
#539
in 1944
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
21,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #539 in 1944 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Santos first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It topped out in 1944 at #539. As of the latest data it stands at #766, climbing. Over 21,500 have carried it since records began.