Names like Santiago

In 2025, 7,554 boys born in the US were named Santiago, #26 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1880, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1900.

More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 135% from 3,219 in 2015.

For 7 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1895 or later (Santiago's began in 1900).

Santiago's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #519
2. 1890
   #640
3. 1900
   #701
4. 1910
   #522
5. 1920
   #703
6. 1930
   #544
7. 1940
   #708
8. 1950
   #585
9. 1960
   #611
10. 1970
    #577
11. 1980
    #533
12. 1990
    #559
13. 2000
    #358
14. 2010
    #134
15. 2020
    #71
16. 2025
    #26

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Santiago's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.