Santa is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Santa means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Santa across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Santa has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Santa is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “holy, saintly”. An Italian and Spanish name from the Latin sanctus meaning holy.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,410 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Santa per year, United States (1896 to 2025). United States peaked in 1915 (90/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (3/yr).
Santa is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1915, when it ranked #1,283 nationally (given to 90 babies that year).
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