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Santana

Boy's name · #855 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

75% boys · 25% girls — Santana is also given to girls: 92 in 2025, about 25% in recent years. Santana →

Popularity over time

Santana reached #544 in 2020 and has eased to #855 since. About 7,800 boys have carried it since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Santana ranks in other countries and regions.

#3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,491 in Canada (2021) · #1,970 in Sweden (2013) · #312 in New Zealand (2000) · #5,215 in Ecuador (1985) · #2,752 in France (1983).

Famous Santanas

• Santana Moss — American football player (born 1979)
• Santana Dotson — American football player (born 1969)
• Santana André Pitra — Angolan politician (born 1939)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 61,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Carlos Santana — American guitarist (born 1947)
• Manuel Santana — Spanish tennis player (1938–2021)
• Telê Santana — Brazilian footballer and manager (1931–2006)

In stories & tradition

• Santana — JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (manga)

What Santanas become

Among 24 notable people named Santana:

No single standout — notable Santanas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Rey · Santino · Montana · Osiris · Sincere · Carmelo

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