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Santos
OriginSpanish
Meaning"saint, holy"
US Rank#766
Top 1000
About Santos
The Spanish and Portuguese variation of the all-saints name. Santos is a name that has appeared in the US Top 1000 every year except for two: 1913 and 1915.
Pronounced SAN-toz.
As of October 2026, Santos ranked #766 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #539 in 1944.
Editor's take: The name Santos is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "saint, holy".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #907 | 237 | 123.4 |
| 2015 | #914 | 236 | 123.1 |
| 2016 | #962 | 215 | 113.3 |
| 2017 | #985 | 208 | 112.4 |
| 2018 | #1,010 | 205 | 112.9 |
| 2019 | #975 | 220 | 122.6 |
| 2020 | #920 | 243 | 140.8 |
| 2021 | #857 | 273 | 156 |
| 2022 | #871 | 277 | 158.6 |
| 2023 | #795 | 314 | 183.6 |
| 2024 | #833 | 297 | 172.4 |
| 2025 | #766 | 337 | 197.3 |
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Santos on lists
Famous Santoss
- Sante "Santos" Pucello
Italian DJ
- Santos Benavides
American Tejano Confederate colonel
- Santos Colon
Puerto Rican mambo and bolero singer
- Santos Patrick Morales Irwin (b. 1990)
son of actor/comedian Bill Irwin
Santos in pop culture
- Santos Reynoso
character on TV's "Ugly Betty"
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