Santos is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Santos is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #766 for boy births in the United States (and #1,566 across all names), given to 337 babies. Santos first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (337 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 337 | 337 | — | #766 |
| 2024 | 297 | 297 | — | #836 |
| 2023 | 314 | 314 | — | #796 |
| 2022 | 277 | 277 | — | #871 |
| 2021 | 274 | 274 | — | #857 |
| 2020 | 244 | 244 | — | #918 |
| 2019 | 220 | 220 | — | #975 |
| 2018 | 205 | 205 | — | #1,011 |
| 2017 | 208 | 208 | — | #985 |
| 2016 | 215 | 215 | — | #962 |
| 2015 | 236 | 236 | — | #914 |
| 2014 | 237 | 237 | — | #908 |
| 2013 | 242 | 242 | — | #874 |
| 2012 | 212 | 212 | — | #956 |
| 2011 | 230 | 230 | — | #896 |
| 2010 | 240 | 240 | — | #874 |
| 2009 | 254 | 254 | — | #846 |
| 2008 | 299 | 306 | #19,940 | #758 |
| 2007 | 278 | 283 | #19,999 | #792 |
| 2006 | 307 | 307 | #19,511 | #717 |
| 2005 | 264 | 269 | #18,651 | #768 |
| 2004 | 244 | 244 | #12,540 | #773 |
| 2003 | 284 | 293 | #13,565 | #693 |
| 2002 | 252 | 261 | #13,361 | #727 |
| 2001 | 251 | 262 | #17,424 | #718 |
| 2000 | 234 | 244 | #12,882 | #749 |
| 1999 | 238 | 256 | — | #705 |
| 1998 | 237 | 246 | #9,151 | #726 |
| 1997 | 229 | — | #7,643 | #721 |
| 1996 | 221 | — | — | #714 |
| 1995 | 233 | — | — | #696 |
| 1994 | 215 | — | #13,083 | #723 |
| 1993 | 234 | — | #7,940 | #694 |
| 1992 | 199 | — | #8,599 | #755 |
| 1991 | 223 | — | #10,049 | #690 |
| 1990 | 193 | — | #11,126 | #747 |
| 1989 | 178 | — | #12,022 | #754 |
| 1988 | 166 | — | #8,235 | #757 |
| 1987 | 190 | — | #6,244 | #681 |
| 1986 | 192 | — | #9,340 | #660 |
| 1985 | 189 | — | #5,592 | #668 |
| 1984 | 172 | — | #6,681 | #682 |
| 1983 | 214 | — | #4,838 | #608 |
| 1982 | 194 | — | #5,143 | #646 |
| 1981 | 239 | — | #5,510 | #570 |
| 1980 | 230 | — | #7,266 | #577 |
| 1979 | 181 | — | #7,174 | #653 |
| 1978 | 189 | — | #4,213 | #638 |
| 1977 | 188 | — | #6,239 | #635 |
| 1976 | 179 | — | #7,942 | #628 |
| 1975 | 214 | — | #3,033 | #586 |
| 1974 | 188 | — | #3,996 | #613 |
| 1973 | 191 | — | #3,603 | #602 |
| 1972 | 173 | — | #4,255 | #624 |
| 1971 | 209 | — | #3,241 | #607 |
| 1970 | 194 | — | #3,291 | #617 |
| 1969 | 168 | — | #7,277 | #614 |
| 1968 | 168 | — | #4,177 | #611 |
| 1967 | 170 | — | #4,249 | #596 |
| 1966 | 161 | — | #3,019 | #620 |
| 1965 | 147 | — | #5,712 | #636 |
| 1964 | 172 | — | #3,659 | #621 |
| 1963 | 163 | — | #3,605 | #646 |
| 1962 | 177 | — | #3,966 | #603 |
| 1961 | 171 | — | #2,933 | #638 |
| 1960 | 162 | — | #2,802 | #656 |
| 1959 | 182 | — | #2,448 | #614 |
| 1958 | 156 | — | #3,710 | #642 |
| 1957 | 165 | — | #3,012 | #631 |
| 1956 | 158 | — | #2,442 | #652 |
| 1955 | 144 | — | #2,396 | #662 |
| 1954 | 189 | — | #1,979 | #586 |
| 1953 | 154 | — | #1,822 | #643 |
| 1952 | 125 | — | #2,066 | #701 |
| 1951 | 164 | — | #1,799 | #609 |
| 1950 | 154 | — | #1,759 | #619 |
| 1949 | 175 | — | #1,558 | #572 |
| 1948 | 164 | — | #1,456 | #615 |
| 1947 | 189 | — | #1,626 | #542 |
| 1946 | 170 | — | #1,188 | #598 |
| 1945 | 172 | — | #1,118 | #543 |
| 1944 | 168 | — | #1,269 | #539 |
| 1943 | 132 | — | #1,224 | #689 |
| 1942 | 152 | — | #1,135 | #623 |
| 1941 | 123 | — | #1,204 | #675 |
| 1940 | 131 | — | #1,007 | #680 |
| 1939 | 127 | — | #1,126 | #646 |
| 1938 | 124 | — | #1,244 | #637 |
| 1937 | 107 | — | #1,487 | #663 |
| 1936 | 91 | — | #1,314 | #795 |
| 1935 | 113 | — | #1,196 | #691 |
| 1934 | 122 | — | #1,122 | #676 |
| 1933 | 134 | — | #1,035 | #618 |
| 1932 | 144 | — | #1,067 | #595 |
| 1931 | 118 | — | #1,311 | #640 |
| 1930 | 147 | — | #1,051 | #626 |
| 1929 | 147 | — | #977 | #643 |
| 1928 | 168 | — | #1,007 | #586 |
| 1927 | 189 | — | #961 | #550 |
| 1926 | 164 | — | #909 | #646 |
| 1925 | 207 | — | #827 | #553 |
| 1924 | 211 | — | #742 | #606 |
| 1923 | 177 | — | #878 | #619 |
| 1922 | 157 | — | #928 | #672 |
| 1921 | 156 | — | #985 | #654 |
| 1920 | 147 | — | #958 | #685 |
| 1919 | 132 | — | #940 | #745 |
| 1918 | 108 | — | #1,121 | #822 |
| 1917 | 95 | — | #1,278 | #802 |
| 1916 | 88 | — | #1,112 | #936 |
| 1915 | 85 | — | #998 | #1,012 |
| 1914 | 69 | — | #1,031 | #946 |
| 1913 | 37 | — | #1,118 | #1,661 |
| 1912 | 42 | — | #1,213 | #993 |
| 1911 | 30 | — | #1,362 | #819 |
| 1910 | 36 | — | #1,327 | #618 |
| 1909 | 29 | — | #1,357 | #651 |
| 1908 | 31 | — | #1,256 | #609 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | #920 | #769 |
| 1906 | 33 | — | #1,037 | #543 |
| 1905 | 27 | — | #958 | #782 |
| 1904 | 25 | — | #902 | #951 |
| 1903 | 18 | — | #1,421 | #772 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | #1,571 | #786 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #1,318 | #675 |
| 1900 | 20 | — | #1,216 | #959 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #1,363 | — |
| 1897 | 12 | — | #1,368 | #1,203 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,678 | — |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,230 |
| 1888 | 12 | — | #1,119 | #1,159 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | #1,259 | — |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #788 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,039 |