Baby name

Santa

Girl

Classic name

1923 was its best year: 89 births, or 1 baby in 25,870. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 126 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 7883.

4,370births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 774rank at its peak, in 1923

Where babies named Santa are born

1923

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The darker the blue, the more common Santa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Santa is most common in New York (6 times) and Texas (3.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Sanaa 6,146
Shanta 5,112
Sana 4,873
Sanya 1,941
Sania 1,906
Fanta 1,168

Names from the same era

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