Santana
The Story of Santana
As a girl name
Santana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 385 Santanas were born — ranking #522 that year. As of 2026, Santana ranks #1,879 for girls with 107 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 6K Santanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Santana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 522 Santanas were born — ranking #542 that year. As of 2026, Santana ranks #869 for boys with 274 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 8K Santanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Santana
Santana is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Santana's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #542. Use the chart and map above to compare Santana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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