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Santos

/ˈsæntoʊs/ · 87% boys · #766 in the US for boys, 2025

Santos has been given to about 21,573 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsæntoʊs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 16,471
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Santos per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 337
  • Born in 2025337
  • All time21,573

How popular is Santos?

Santos ranks 766th among American boys in 2025, with 337 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 337 babies were given the name, ranking 766th. The typical living American called Santos is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Santos

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Santo0.78
  2. Stanton0.69
  3. Carlos0.62
  4. Marcos0.62
  5. Amos0.62
  6. Sanford0.58
  7. Shannon0.54
  8. Santino0.53

Middle names for Santos

Ranked by flow score
  1. Santos Paul0.77
  2. Santos Lee0.77
  3. Santos Dean0.76
  4. Santos Blake0.76
  5. Santos Bryce0.76
  6. Santos Wade0.76

Sibling names for Santos

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marcelbrother · 0.98
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.96
  3. Tomasbrother · 0.96
  4. Georginasister · 0.96
  5. Rheasister · 0.94
  6. Marasister · 0.93

Where Santos is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.09%
  2. Nevada0.05%
  3. Nebraska0.03%
  4. Arizona0.03%
  5. California0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Santos Anderson0.77
  2. Santos White0.72
  3. Santos Reyes0.72
  4. Santos Nguyen0.72
  5. Santos Lee0.72
  6. Santos Hill0.72

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 Santos

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

Santos 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.