Santa
Santa was the 8267th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 723rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,774 places. More babies were named Santa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,267 girls, up 2,683 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192389 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,410babies recorded
Santa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 40 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,267 | 13 |
| 2020 | #10,950 | 9 |
| 2010 | #11,105 | 10 |
| 2000 | #17,093 | 5 |
| 1990 | #4,656 | 21 |
| 1980 | #2,302 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,799 | 50 |
| 1960 | #1,554 | 52 |
| 1950 | #1,247 | 55 |
| 1940 | #1,370 | 31 |
| 1930 | #878 | 68 |
| 1920 | #864 | 71 |
| 1910 | #1,059 | 18 |
| 1900 | #2,186 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Santa, counting every spelling?
Santa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Santa?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Santa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Santa 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Santa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Santa?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Santa are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 40 and 70. That makes Santa 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.
Santa by state
How common Santa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Santa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Santa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Santa
How popular is the name Santa?
Santa was the 8267th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 723rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,774 places. More babies were named Santa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Santa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Santa in the US.
Where is Santa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Santa was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).