Santa
2 countries#7885 in United States, 2025US
#7885
in United States, 2025
FR
#3640
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
4,891
Peak year (United States)
1915
Peak-year count
90
First recorded
1896
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Santa was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
4,410 births recorded 1896–2025 · currently #7885 · peaked in 1915 with 90 births
Most common in: New York, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
481 births recorded 1907–2022 · currently #3640 · peaked in 1963 with 14 births
Most common in: 20, Moselle, Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris, Yvelines
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Santa’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #6356 | — |
| 2007 | #10129 | ↓3773 |
| 2008 | #8109 | ↑2020 |
| 2009 | #9379 | ↓1270 |
| 2010 | #10451 | ↓1072 |
| 2011 | #11181 | ↓730 |
| 2012 | #9711 | ↑1470 |
| 2013 | #9036 | ↑675 |
| 2014 | #14558 | ↓5522 |
| 2015 | #9481 | ↑5077 |
| 2016 | #10113 | ↓632 |
| 2017 | #9341 | ↑772 |
| 2018 | #10545 | ↓1204 |
| 2019 | #11356 | ↓811 |
| 2020 | #10250 | ↑1106 |
| 2021 | #15251 | ↓5001 |
| 2022 | #9056 | ↑6195 |
| 2023 | #8486 | ↑570 |
| 2024 | #5300 | ↑3186 |
| 2025 | #7885 | ↓2585 |