Santa is an uncommon variant of Sandy that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.
Santa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,267 for girl births in the United States (and #14,171 across all names), given to 13 babies. Santa was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1923 (89 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #8,267 | — |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #5,422 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,893 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,569 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #17,267 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,950 | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #12,254 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #11,287 | — |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,827 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,720 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #10,041 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #16,182 | — |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #9,517 | — |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #10,319 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,986 | — |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #11,105 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,878 | — |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #8,456 | — |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #10,696 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | #6,563 | — |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #10,000 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #11,450 | — |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #15,399 | — |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,752 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,960 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #17,093 | — |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #7,159 | — |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #5,316 | — |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #5,370 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | — | #4,032 | — |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #4,813 | — |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #4,353 | — |
| 1993 | 22 | — | #4,641 | — |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #4,350 | — |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #4,308 | — |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #4,656 | — |
| 1989 | 20 | — | #4,644 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #4,809 | — |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #3,958 | — |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #3,619 | — |
| 1985 | 28 | — | #3,223 | — |
| 1984 | 27 | — | #3,215 | — |
| 1983 | 35 | — | #2,584 | — |
| 1982 | 29 | — | #3,075 | — |
| 1981 | 30 | — | #2,971 | — |
| 1980 | 43 | — | #2,302 | — |
| 1979 | 61 | — | #1,895 | #6,900 |
| 1978 | 45 | — | #2,116 | — |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #2,455 | — |
| 1976 | 45 | — | #1,989 | — |
| 1975 | 41 | — | #2,127 | — |
| 1974 | 38 | — | #2,165 | — |
| 1973 | 44 | — | #1,907 | — |
| 1972 | 43 | — | #1,937 | — |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #2,052 | — |
| 1970 | 50 | — | #1,799 | — |
| 1969 | 52 | — | #1,680 | — |
| 1968 | 38 | — | #1,968 | — |
| 1967 | 39 | — | #1,902 | — |
| 1966 | 44 | — | #1,711 | — |
| 1965 | 46 | — | #1,667 | — |
| 1964 | 44 | — | #1,774 | — |
| 1963 | 34 | — | #2,051 | — |
| 1962 | 44 | — | #1,728 | — |
| 1961 | 60 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1960 | 52 | — | #1,554 | — |
| 1959 | 37 | — | #2,011 | #4,485 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | #1,573 | — |
| 1957 | 56 | — | #1,421 | — |
| 1956 | 44 | — | #1,612 | — |
| 1955 | 50 | — | #1,439 | — |
| 1954 | 62 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1953 | 39 | — | #1,584 | — |
| 1952 | 44 | — | #1,467 | — |
| 1951 | 48 | — | #1,355 | — |
| 1950 | 55 | — | #1,247 | — |
| 1949 | 42 | — | #1,434 | — |
| 1948 | 49 | — | #1,324 | — |
| 1947 | 44 | — | #1,409 | — |
| 1946 | 40 | — | #1,501 | #3,944 |
| 1945 | 44 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #1,601 | — |
| 1943 | 32 | — | #1,489 | — |
| 1942 | 47 | — | #1,160 | — |
| 1941 | 30 | — | #1,442 | — |
| 1940 | 31 | — | #1,370 | — |
| 1939 | 37 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1938 | 41 | — | #1,138 | — |
| 1937 | 41 | — | #1,130 | — |
| 1936 | 48 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1935 | 32 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1934 | 48 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1933 | 48 | — | #1,007 | — |
| 1932 | 36 | — | #1,209 | — |
| 1931 | 54 | — | #952 | — |
| 1930 | 68 | — | #878 | — |
| 1929 | 54 | — | #991 | — |
| 1928 | 66 | — | #915 | — |
| 1927 | 71 | — | #891 | — |
| 1926 | 79 | — | #892 | #3,099 |
| 1925 | 82 | — | #826 | — |
| 1924 | 88 | — | #795 | — |
| 1923 | 89 | — | #778 | — |
| 1922 | 70 | — | #878 | — |
| 1921 | 74 | — | #860 | — |
| 1920 | 71 | — | #864 | — |
| 1919 | 74 | — | #820 | — |
| 1918 | 72 | — | #884 | #4,092 |
| 1917 | 74 | — | #806 | — |
| 1916 | 88 | — | #728 | — |
| 1915 | 90 | — | #723 | #4,304 |
| 1914 | 59 | — | #757 | — |
| 1913 | 45 | — | #838 | #3,190 |
| 1912 | 26 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1911 | 26 | — | #849 | — |
| 1910 | 18 | — | #1,059 | — |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #1,202 | — |
| 1908 | 20 | — | #909 | — |
| 1907 | 15 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,519 | — |
| 1904 | 16 | — | #931 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,644 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,186 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,566 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,558 | — |