Feminine dossier · first seen 1896

Santa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Santa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1923

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1896Peak 19232024

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

73%

2024

All-time

4,357

Santa is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1923, when 89 girls were named Santa.

In 2024, only 24 girls were given the name.

All told, about 4,357 Americans have been named Santa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1896.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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