San
San was the 11755th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1142nd with 66 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,905 places. More babies were named San in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,755 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 56% girls, 44% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195066 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,502babies recorded
San popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,755 | #13,552 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | #11,771 | — | 6 |
| 2010 | — | #9,517 | — | 8 |
| 2000 | #17,090 | — | 5 | — |
| 1990 | #6,391 | #3,933 | 14 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,118 | #2,935 | 28 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,002 | #3,482 | 42 | 9 |
| 1960 | #1,653 | #4,514 | 47 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,142 | #2,989 | 66 | 8 |
| 1940 | #4,272 | — | 6 | — |
| 1930 | #4,490 | — | 6 | — |
| 1920 | #5,650 | — | 5 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is San, counting every spelling?
San has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name San?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named San (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named San born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named San.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named San?
About 1,500 people born in the US named San are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 50 and 70. That makes San a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
San by state
How common San was among girls born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (16.4×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with San: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like San, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name San
How popular is the name San?
San was the 11755th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1142nd with 66 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,905 places. More babies were named San in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is San a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 56% girls, 44% boys given the name San in the US.
Where was San most popular?
In 1948–1952, San was most common in Texas (0.43 per 1,000 girls).