Santy
Boy name · #3324 in 2025 · Very rare
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. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Santy against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Santy in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Santy is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Santy will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Santy is most common
State-level data for Santy is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.