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Santo

/ˈsæntoʊ/ · 100% boys · 31 born in 2025

Santo has been given to about 4,876 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsæntoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,672
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Santo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1925 · 116
  • Born in 202531
  • All time4,876

How popular is Santo?

Its best year was 1925, when 116 babies were given the name, ranking 583rd. The typical living American called Santo is about 57 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Santo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Santos0.78
  2. Stanton0.69
  3. Santino0.68
  4. Santiago0.58
  5. Sanford0.58
  6. Shannon0.54
  7. Benito0.53
  8. Samson0.53

Middle names for Santo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Santo Paul0.83
  2. Santo Lee0.83
  3. Santo Dean0.82
  4. Santo Blake0.82
  5. Santo Bryce0.82
  6. Santo Wade0.82

Sibling names for Santo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.90
  2. Elouisesister · 0.87
  3. Louiebrother · 0.86
  4. Lenorasister · 0.85
  5. Forestbrother · 0.85
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.85

Where Santo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Santo White0.78
  2. Santo Reyes0.78
  3. Santo Nguyen0.78
  4. Santo Lee0.78
  5. Santo Hill0.78
  6. Santo Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Santo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Santo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.