Santina
Santina is an Italian feminine given name derived from the Latin sanctus, meaning saint or holy. It is a feminine form of Santo or diminutive Santino. Both names are diminutive forms with the connotation of "little saint."
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Santina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Santina is an Italian feminine given name derived from the Latin sanctus, meaning saint or holy. It is a feminine form of Santo or diminutive Santino. Both names are diminutive forms with the connotation of "little saint."
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Santina
The earliest SSA record of Santina as a baby girl name dates back to 1900, when 7 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 69 newborns named Santina — #835 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,432 among baby girl names with 18 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 3K Santinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Santina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Santina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Santa
- Santuzza
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About the name Santina
Santina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Santina's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #835. Use the chart and map above to compare Santina'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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