San is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1950 and has since faded.
San is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,755 among girls (8) and #13,552 among boys (5) — overall #14,167 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #11,755 | #13,552 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #17,261 | #12,108 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #13,249 | #13,741 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,771 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,790 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,899 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #18,397 | #13,847 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #18,660 | #9,420 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,023 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,709 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,517 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,195 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #19,990 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,006 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #18,282 | #12,890 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,718 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,168 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #17,417 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #17,090 | — |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #14,085 | #6,424 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #16,092 | — |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #11,832 | #9,062 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #11,546 | #6,396 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #11,515 | #4,737 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #11,524 | #6,861 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #8,565 | #6,134 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #9,332 | #4,067 |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #6,899 | #3,607 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #6,391 | #3,933 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #7,344 | #3,776 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #6,186 | #4,406 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #6,683 | #3,173 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | #5,139 | #3,841 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #6,838 | #3,191 |
| 1984 | 40 | — | #4,453 | #2,278 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #4,431 | #4,433 |
| 1982 | 48 | — | #3,153 | #2,505 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #3,974 | #2,659 |
| 1980 | 44 | — | #3,118 | #2,935 |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #3,874 | #4,779 |
| 1978 | 36 | — | #3,074 | #3,806 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | #2,894 | #4,100 |
| 1976 | 31 | — | #3,381 | #3,674 |
| 1975 | 52 | — | #2,189 | #3,048 |
| 1974 | 44 | — | #2,243 | #4,123 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #2,056 | #4,420 |
| 1972 | 42 | — | #2,502 | #2,799 |
| 1971 | 68 | — | #1,679 | #2,788 |
| 1970 | 51 | — | #2,002 | #3,482 |
| 1969 | 64 | — | #1,628 | #3,273 |
| 1968 | 56 | — | #1,621 | #4,637 |
| 1967 | 63 | — | #1,654 | #2,122 |
| 1966 | 54 | — | #1,630 | #3,880 |
| 1965 | 49 | — | #1,735 | #3,861 |
| 1964 | 47 | — | #1,832 | #4,516 |
| 1963 | 44 | — | #1,918 | #3,980 |
| 1962 | 54 | — | #1,687 | #3,264 |
| 1961 | 50 | — | #1,784 | #3,315 |
| 1960 | 52 | — | #1,653 | #4,514 |
| 1959 | 45 | — | #1,877 | #3,004 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | #1,571 | — |
| 1957 | 47 | — | #1,774 | #2,993 |
| 1956 | 47 | — | #1,655 | #4,384 |
| 1955 | 35 | — | #1,796 | — |
| 1954 | 55 | — | #1,457 | #3,414 |
| 1953 | 47 | — | #1,525 | #4,262 |
| 1952 | 36 | — | #1,632 | — |
| 1951 | 52 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1950 | 74 | — | #1,142 | #2,989 |
| 1949 | 51 | — | #1,433 | #2,773 |
| 1948 | 36 | — | #1,570 | — |
| 1947 | 35 | — | #1,852 | #3,326 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | #1,848 | — |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #2,047 | — |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #2,180 | — |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #4,611 | #3,967 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,562 | — |
| 1941 | 12 | — | #3,895 | #3,929 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,272 | — |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,797 | — |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,740 | — |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,699 | — |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,710 | — |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #3,080 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,808 | — |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #4,270 | — |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #4,490 | — |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,354 | — |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #3,133 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,724 | — |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #4,247 | #4,732 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,978 | — |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #2,951 | #4,851 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #3,616 | #4,852 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,747 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,650 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,699 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,478 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #2,164 | — |