Santa Name Popularity
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How popular is Santa?
In 2018 the rare name Santa, ranked the 11,209th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Santa is currently less popular.
Position 723, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1915.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1923 with 89 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Santa was less than 5, most recently in 1903.
Approximately during the years 1906-1915, 1920-1923, 1939-1942, 1951-1954, 1958-1961, and 2003-2006, the name Santa took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1985-1988, and 1996-1999.
Sometimes the name Santa has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
The popularity trend for Santa has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Santa for their newborn has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Santa?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Santa is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Santa has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Santa (Girl) | Santa (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 9 | 11,209 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 11 | 9,802 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 10 | 10,696 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 11 | 10,020 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 6 | 16,150 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 12 | 9,504 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 11 | 10,305 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 9 | 11,979 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 10 | 11,088 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 12 | 9,868 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 15 | 8,449 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 11 | 10,690 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 20 | 6,558 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 11 | 9,995 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 9 | 11,446 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 6 | 15,392 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 14 | 7,750 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 10 | 9,955 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 5 | 17,090 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 14 | 7,155 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 20 | 5,316 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 19 | 5,367 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 27 | 4,030 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 21 | 4,814 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 24 | 4,353 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 22 | 4,640 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 24 | 4,350 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 24 | 4,308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 21 | 4,655 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 20 | 4,643 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 18 | 4,809 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 22 | 3,960 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 24 | 3,619 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 28 | 3,221 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 27 | 3,214 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 35 | 2,583 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 29 | 3,073 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 30 | 2,972 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 43 | 2,301 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 56 | 1,894 | 5 | 6,898 |
| 1978 | | 45 | 2,115 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 36 | 2,455 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 45 | 1,987 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 41 | 2,125 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 38 | 2,164 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 44 | 1,908 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 42 | 1,961 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 41 | 2,052 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 50 | 1,797 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 52 | 1,680 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 38 | 1,967 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 39 | 1,902 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 44 | 1,711 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 46 | 1,666 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 44 | 1,772 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 33 | 2,089 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 45 | 1,705 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 60 | 1,447 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 52 | 1,555 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 32 | 2,009 | 5 | 4,484 |
| 1958 | | 46 | 1,583 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 56 | 1,418 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 45 | 1,593 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 50 | 1,441 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 62 | 1,265 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 39 | 1,586 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 44 | 1,467 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 48 | 1,355 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 55 | 1,247 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 42 | 1,434 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 49 | 1,323 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 44 | 1,409 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 35 | 1,501 | 5 | 3,945 |
| 1945 | | 44 | 1,209 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 27 | 1,600 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 32 | 1,490 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 47 | 1,160 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 30 | 1,442 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 31 | 1,370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 37 | 1,216 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 41 | 1,138 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 41 | 1,129 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 48 | 1,002 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 32 | 1,299 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 48 | 1,003 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 48 | 1,007 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 36 | 1,210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 54 | 952 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 68 | 878 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 54 | 991 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 66 | 915 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 71 | 891 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 70 | 893 | 9 | 3,100 |
| 1925 | | 82 | 827 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 88 | 795 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 89 | 778 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 70 | 878 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 74 | 860 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 71 | 865 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 74 | 820 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 66 | 884 | 6 | 4,093 |
| 1917 | | 74 | 806 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 88 | 728 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 85 | 723 | 5 | 4,304 |
| 1914 | | 59 | 757 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 40 | 838 | 5 | 3,190 |
| 1912 | | 26 | 1,027 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 26 | 849 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 18 | 1,059 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 13 | 1,202 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 20 | 909 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 15 | 1,029 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 5 | 2,178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 8 | 1,519 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 16 | 931 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 6 | 1,644 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 5 | 2,187 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 6 | 1,566 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 6 | 1,558 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |