unisex name
Santana
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,654
the United States
#856
2025 births
Santana is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 46% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #856. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2021, when 654 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,794 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Santana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 66 |
| 1930s | 40 |
| 1940s | 39 |
| 1950s | 46 |
| 1960s | 63 |
| 1970s | 420 |
| 1980s | 1,891 |
| 1990s | 2,229 |
| 2000s | 2,402 |
| 2010s | 3,370 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,138 |
How popular is Santana?
In 2025, Santana was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #856 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Santana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Santana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Santana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Santana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Santana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Santana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Santana
How popular is the name Santana?
In 2025, Santana was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #856 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Santana a girl's or a boy's name?
Santana is used for both girls and boys. About 46% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Santana?
Santana has 3 syllables.
When was Santana most popular?
Santana peaked in 2021, when 654 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Santana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Santana currently ranks #856 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.