U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Santana

Santana climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 13,726 U.S. babies, the 1,108th most common name by sound today, peaking at 654 in 2021, with 377 in 2025.

Santana has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).