first name
SANTOS
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 40,112 people named Santos, 96.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% as White. 85.5% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Santos peaked in 2025, when 337 babies got the name.
At least 21,573 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Santos by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1920s, when it ranked #987. The largest share of babies named Santos, 18.8%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Santos is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Santos has been most common in Texas (7×), New Mexico (3.1×), and Arizona (3×), and least common in Ohio (0.07×).
17,528 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Santos
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Santos, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Santos ranks #190 of 156,621, with 144,026 people. See Santos as a last name
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