Masculine dossier · first seen 1907
Santo
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1925
Peak births
116
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Santo
How many people are named Santo?
An estimated 2,124 living Americans are named Santo.
How rare is Santo?
Santo is very rare among babies today, with 31 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 73.3% from its 1925 peak.
How old is the typical Santo?
The median age of a living American named Santo is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 25 and 63 years old.
Is Santo still popular?
Yes — Santo is currently rising in popularity, with 31 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Santo most common?
Santo has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.2× more often than the national baseline.
1907Peak 19252025
Peak year
1925
Decline from peak
73.3%
2025
31
All-time
4,876
Where it lives now
Santo is most concentrated in New York — about 5.2× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Santo is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.