boy's name
Santu
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 160
Santu is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1994.
Santu over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Santu?
In 2025, Santu was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Santu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Santu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Santu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Santu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Santu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Santu
Is Santu a girl's or a boy's name?
Santu is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Santu most popular?
Santu peaked in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Santu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Santu currently ranks #1,926 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.