Santi
Santi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian.
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Santi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Santi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Santi
Santi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 187 births, good for #1,142 nationwide. About 75% of every Santi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Santi ranks #1,142 for baby boys with 187 births, rising sharply (+270% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Santi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Santi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Santi
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About the name Santi
Santi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Santi's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,142. Use the chart and map above to compare Santi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.