How Many People Are Named Santos?
An estimated 15,751 people in the United States have the first name Santos. It is used for both genders, with 87.0% male. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Santos peaked in popularity in 2023 with 314 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Santos 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 Santos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,751
About 1 in 21,761 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
87.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2023
314 births
Total Registered
21,232
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Santos
Santos is predominantly male (87.0%), though 2,759 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Santos as a male name
Ranked #833 in 2024
297 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (314 births)
Santos as a female name
Ranked #19,937 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1924 (100 births)
Santos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Santos span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,667 babies were registered. While Santos is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Santos by Decade
How has Santos 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | 10 | 21 | |
| 1890s | 47 | 10 | 37 | |
| 1900s | 250 | 128 | 122 | |
| 1910s | 722 | 397 | 325 | |
| 1920s | 1,723 | 1,047 | 676 | |
| 1930s | 1,227 | 843 | 384 | |
| 1940s | 1,576 | 1,137 | 439 | |
| 1950s | 1,591 | 1,351 | 240 | |
| 1960s | 1,659 | 1,526 | 133 | |
| 1970s | 1,904 | 1,748 | 156 | |
| 1980s | 1,964 | 1,856 | 108 | |
| 1990s | 2,222 | 2,158 | 64 | |
| 2000s | 2,667 | 2,613 | 54 | |
| 2010s | 2,245 | 2,245 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,404 | 1,404 | 0 | |
Santos by State
Birth registrations for Santos span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Nebraska, Arkansas, Minnesota. On average, about 575 Santoss were registered per state.
Santos + Last Name Combinations
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Santos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Santos?
We estimate approximately 15,751 people named Santos 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 21,761 Americans share this first name.
Is Santos a common name?
Santos is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,232 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Santos most popular?
Santos reached peak popularity in 2023, when 314 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Santos is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Santos a male name?
Santos is predominantly male. 87.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Santos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Santos Smith, Santos Johnson, Santos 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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