Unisex — 44% girls#1,257 of boy names
Santana
Pronounced S AE0 N T AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2020
- 110 years in use
How popular is Santana?
Santana is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 13,343 children — the 1,257th most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 97% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2020, when 522 children were given it.
Roughly 44% of children named Santana are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AE0 N T AE1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Santana
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Santana
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Santana?
- Santana ranks 1,257th among boys' names in US records, with 13,343 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,590.
- Is Santana a unisex name?
- Yes. About 44% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Santana most popular?
- 2020, when 522 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.