Santo

Popularity Trends

The name Santo is the #3,932 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,807 recorded births since 1907. This represents the 49.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 49.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,731 (62.2% percentile) for all time with 4,807 births since 1907.

Santo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1907 (first recorded for boys in 1907).

For boys, Santo reached its peak popularity in 1925, achieving the 20.2% percentile (ranked #436) with 101 births per million. The name was most common in 1915, with 112 births per million (ranked 18.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2015, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Santo ranks #874 for boys (4.1% percentile) with 23 births per million, which is 20.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Santo".

1907 2023 19072023

Key Statistics

Total Births

4,807

Peak Births

116

Peak Year

1925

First Recorded

1907

Peak Percentile

20.2%

Current Percentile

4.1%

Peak Rank

#436

Current Rank

#874

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Santo", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Santo.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Santo's popularity from 1904 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Santo at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Santo range from Vito at 94.7% correlation to Ruble at 89.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Maxine with 114.8K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Ruble with 356 births (82% boys).

Santo's share of births peaked at 112.4 births per million for boys in 1925. It reached its lowest point of 3.4 births per million (3% of peak) in 2015. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Santo had 22.9 births per million, 20% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Vito

14.8k

94.67% (very strong)

Salvatore

57k

94.66% (very strong)

Nunzio

1,824

92.75% (very strong)

Gasper

1,469

92.20% (very strong)

Luverne

1,913

91.11% (very strong)

Maxine

114.8k

90.95% (very strong)

Burnell

3,383

90.46% (very strong)

Carmella

20.3k

90.35% (very strong)

Hulon

1,125

90.06% (very strong)

Oleta

5,472

89.96% (very strong)

Guido

3,346

89.51% (very strong)

Ruble

356

89.45% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Santo

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Santo. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 61.9% confident that Santo is pronounced as SAN-toh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SAHN-toh, at 38.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

SAN-toh

61.9%

SAHN-toh

38.1%

SAN-toh (2 syllables)

Verified

61.9% confidence

S AE1 N T OW0

SAHN-toh (2 syllables)

38.1% confidence

S AA1 N T OW0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S AE1 N T OW0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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