How Many People Are Named Santana?
An estimated 12,912 people in the United States have the first name Santana. It is used for both genders, with 56.2% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Santana peaked in popularity in 2020 with 653 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Santana 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 Santana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Santana is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
12,912
About 1 in 26,545 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
56.2% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2020
653 births
Total Registered
13,343
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Santana
Santana is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (56.2%) and females (43.8%). Out of 13,343 total births registered, 7,494 were male and 5,849 were female.
Santana as a male name
Ranked #811 in 2024
309 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (522 births)
Santana as a female name
Ranked #1,872 in 2024
107 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (385 births)
Santana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Santana span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,368 babies were registered. Santana remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Santana by Decade
How has Santana 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.
Santana by State
Birth registrations for Santana span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in South Dakota, Iowa, Connecticut. On average, about 227 Santanas were registered per state.
Santana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Santana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Santana
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Santana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Santana?
We estimate approximately 12,912 people named Santana 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 26,545 Americans share this first name.
Is Santana a common name?
Santana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,343 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Santana most popular?
Santana reached peak popularity in 2020, when 653 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Santana is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Santana a male name?
Santana is predominantly male. 56.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Santana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Santana Smith, Santana Johnson, Santana 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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