Santana is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Santana means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Santana across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Santana has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Santana is a unisex name of Spanish origin meaning “holy, or Saint Anne”. A contraction of Santa Ana, used as a surname and given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 13,726 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 182 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 22 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 Santana per year, United States (1910 to 2025). United States peaked in 2021 (654/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (19/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2017 (5/yr).
Santana has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2021, when it ranked #944 nationally (given to 654 babies that year).
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