In 2024, 7,407 boys in the United States were named Santiago, making it the 29th most popular boy's name that year.
It has climbed sharply, from 116th a decade earlier.
2024 is its busiest year on record.
Records for Santiago go back to 1880, and 96,363 babies have been given the name since.
Spanish form of Saint James, derived from Hebrew. Has strong cultural connections throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
Santiago is of Spanish origin, described as cultural in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 7,407 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
Spanish form of Saint James, derived from Hebrew. Has strong cultural connections throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
Santiago is of Spanish origin, and is usually described as cultural in style.
In 2024, 7,407 boys in the United States were named Santiago, making it the 29th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 7,407 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Santi is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Santiago.