Santa Girl
How popular is Santa?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Santa in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
2,371living people named Santa (est.)
57median age of people named Santa
4,410babies named Santa since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Santa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▼ 2586 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,476 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1923 (89 girls) |
| Highest rank | #723 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1896 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Santa is most popular
Babies named Santa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Santa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #1,393 |
| 1900s | 88 | #882 |
| 1910s | 556 | #723 |
| 1920s | 735 | #774 |
| 1930s | 453 | #867 |
| 1940s | 381 | #1,153 |
| 1950s | 477 | #1,240 |
| 1960s | 453 | #1,434 |
| 1970s | 439 | #1,781 |
| 1980s | 276 | #2,278 |
| 1990s | 216 | #3,937 |
| 2000s | 113 | #6,354 |
| 2010s | 97 | #9,031 |
| 2020s | 74 | #5,297 |
Girl names about as popular as Santa
Questions
- Is Santa a boy or girl name?
- Santa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Santa were girls.
- How popular is the name Santa?
- 13 baby girls were named Santa in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Santa most popular?
- Santa peaked in 1923, when 89 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #723 in 1915.
- How many people are named Santa?
- 4,410 babies have been named Santa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,371 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Santa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Santa was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.