How Many People Are Named Santa?
An estimated 2,111 people in the United States have the first name Santa. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Santa peaked in popularity in 1915 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Santa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Santa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,111
About 1 in 162,366 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1915
90 births
Total Registered
4,397
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Santa
Santa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,397 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Santa as a male name
Ranked #6,900 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Santa as a female name
Ranked #5,400 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (89 births)
Santa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Santa span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 744 babies were registered. Santa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Santa by Decade
How has Santa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Santa by State
Birth registrations for Santa span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts. On average, about 279 Santas were registered per state.
Santa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Santa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Santa
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Santa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Santa?
We estimate approximately 2,111 people named Santa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 162,366 Americans share this first name.
Is Santa a common name?
Santa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,397 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Santa most popular?
Santa reached peak popularity in 1915, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Santa is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Santa a female name?
Santa is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Santa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Santa Smith, Santa Johnson, Santa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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