Santana is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Santana is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #855 among boys (285) and #2,060 among girls (92) — overall #1,438 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 377 | 377 | #2,060 | #855 |
| 2024 | 419 | 419 | #1,882 | #811 |
| 2023 | 545 | 545 | #1,518 | #677 |
| 2022 | 490 | 490 | #1,916 | #690 |
| 2021 | 654 | 654 | #1,345 | #572 |
| 2020 | 653 | 653 | #1,604 | #544 |
| 2019 | 531 | 531 | #1,665 | #656 |
| 2018 | 443 | 443 | #1,759 | #735 |
| 2017 | 339 | 339 | #1,962 | #906 |
| 2016 | 374 | 374 | #1,853 | #862 |
| 2015 | 375 | 375 | #1,766 | #870 |
| 2014 | 350 | 350 | #1,905 | #887 |
| 2013 | 294 | 294 | #2,135 | #979 |
| 2012 | 235 | 235 | #2,541 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 232 | 232 | #2,343 | #1,171 |
| 2010 | 197 | 197 | #3,404 | #1,204 |
| 2009 | 240 | 240 | #3,122 | #1,038 |
| 2008 | 235 | 235 | #2,918 | #1,079 |
| 2007 | 258 | 258 | #2,638 | #1,015 |
| 2006 | 316 | 316 | #2,125 | #883 |
| 2005 | 220 | 220 | #2,177 | #1,189 |
| 2004 | 199 | 199 | #2,133 | #1,308 |
| 2003 | 213 | 213 | #2,161 | #1,147 |
| 2002 | 207 | 207 | #1,707 | #1,342 |
| 2001 | 194 | 194 | #1,935 | #1,281 |
| 2000 | 320 | 320 | #1,063 | #1,127 |
| 1999 | 234 | 234 | #1,368 | #1,223 |
| 1998 | 219 | 219 | #1,305 | #1,404 |
| 1997 | 226 | — | #1,271 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 203 | — | #1,287 | #1,497 |
| 1995 | 203 | — | #1,278 | #1,413 |
| 1994 | 248 | — | #1,089 | #1,294 |
| 1993 | 217 | — | #1,125 | #1,596 |
| 1992 | 272 | — | #851 | #2,122 |
| 1991 | 205 | — | #1,049 | #2,390 |
| 1990 | 202 | — | #1,061 | #2,157 |
| 1989 | 197 | — | #1,006 | #2,603 |
| 1988 | 201 | — | #995 | #1,906 |
| 1987 | 250 | — | #784 | #2,456 |
| 1986 | 422 | — | #535 | #1,661 |
| 1985 | 415 | — | #522 | #1,960 |
| 1984 | 253 | — | #757 | #1,574 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #9,973 | #2,326 |
| 1982 | 41 | — | #5,142 | #2,051 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #4,496 | #2,402 |
| 1980 | 46 | — | #4,477 | #1,955 |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #7,173 | #1,900 |
| 1978 | 45 | — | #3,480 | #2,116 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #5,811 | #1,897 |
| 1976 | 54 | — | #3,924 | #1,496 |
| 1975 | 39 | — | #6,347 | #1,694 |
| 1974 | 44 | — | #5,273 | #1,540 |
| 1973 | 48 | — | #4,791 | #1,429 |
| 1972 | 56 | — | #4,483 | #1,284 |
| 1971 | 47 | — | #4,757 | #1,462 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | — | #3,039 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,914 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,639 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | — | #3,496 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | — | #3,884 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,344 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,554 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,981 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,483 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,566 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,516 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #3,007 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,466 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,168 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #3,170 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,287 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,264 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,630 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,279 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #5,990 | #4,184 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,475 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | — | #2,608 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #3,126 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,820 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #4,073 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,234 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,208 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,252 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,209 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #4,084 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,111 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,112 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,124 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,216 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,789 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | — | #3,209 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,449 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #4,097 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,704 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,764 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,735 | — |