Santy
Boy name · #3324 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Santy ranks #3324 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 35 newborns given the name that year. It has appeared in the national data since 1922. Roughly one in every 51,429 boys born in 2025 was named Santy.
The 103-year story
Santy first appears in the Social Security records in 1922, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 35 babies and a rank of #3314. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Santy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Santy against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Santy in class?
Santy scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Santy is most common
State-level data for Santy is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Santy
Statistically, parents drawn to Santy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Motty, Shivay, Shivin, Kenay, and Salaar.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Santy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3314 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4701 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4886 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4701 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6335 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7034 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7173 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8819 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8140 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9642 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4307 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Santy a popular boy name?
Santy ranked #3324 among boys in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Santy most popular?
Santy peaked in 2025, when 35 American boys received the name (ranked #3314 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Santy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American boys was named Santy. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.