Santo
Boy name · #3591 in 2025 · Uniqueness 68/100
In 2025, 31 baby boys were named Santo, placing it at #3591 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #9568, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Santo.
The 118-year story
Santo first appears in the Social Security records in 1907, when 5 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1925, when 116 boys were named Santo — good for #577 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Santo per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Santo in class?
Santo scores 68 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Santo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Santo is most common
State-level data for Santo is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Santo
Statistically, parents drawn to Santo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Vito, Silvio, Lonzo, Gaetano, and Merle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Santo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3161 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2952 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4089 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3814 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4275 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5813 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5540 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5297 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4624 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9568 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6632 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5256 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5945 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4848 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4035 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6763 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3591 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4520 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5034 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3285 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4114 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3554 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3061 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Santo a popular boy name?
Santo ranked #3591 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9568.
When was the name Santo most popular?
Santo peaked in 1925, when 116 American boys received the name (ranked #577 that year). Since 1925 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Santo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Santo. It scores 68/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.