Santiago

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Santiago is a masculine Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob via "Sant Iago", "Sant Yago", "Santo Iago", or "Santo Yago", first used to denote Saint James the Great, the brother of John the Apostle.

From Wikipedia

Santiago first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 140 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 7,407 babies (rank #29 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7,407 boys (rank #29). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Santiago

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Santiago yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

96,363

Total babies (all years)

140

Years in the data

7,407

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Santiago

Santiago Ramón y Cajalessayist · b. 1852
Santiago Calatravacivil engineer · b. 1951
Santiago Bernabéu Yestesports executive · b. 1895
Santiago Cañizaresrally driver · b. 1969
Santiago Salcedoassociation football player · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#558
1881	10	#585
1883	7	#789
1884	8	#747
1885	12	#573
1886	5	#1,083
1887	15	#454
1888	8	#808
1890	9	#729
1891	7	#831
1892	8	#853
1893	8	#822
1894	6	#1,062
1895	13	#603
1898	11	#697
1900	12	#779
1901	12	#632
1902	9	#852
1903	12	#691
1904	17	#560
1905	6	#1,213
1906	10	#845
1907	9	#992
1908	14	#741
1909	22	#571
1910	28	#545
1911	16	#854
1912	32	#780
1913	43	#705
1914	53	#722
1915	61	#772
1916	53	#874
1917	49	#917
1918	59	#868
1919	82	#689
1920	80	#731
1921	94	#671
1922	91	#684
1923	105	#624
1924	121	#581
1925	104	#616
1926	86	#688
1927	114	#582
1928	141	#510
1929	114	#555
1930	118	#556
1931	102	#581
1932	90	#631
1933	90	#614
1934	94	#614
1935	86	#638
1936	93	#606
1937	82	#659
1938	96	#608
1939	84	#651
1940	70	#737
1941	91	#642
1942	109	#605
1943	100	#641
1944	109	#591
1945	132	#523
1946	132	#555
1947	108	#667
1948	127	#602
1949	133	#589
1950	132	#593
1951	146	#571
1952	134	#614
1953	122	#647
1954	125	#653
1955	115	#689
1956	152	#618
1957	124	#688
1958	150	#628
1959	129	#673
1960	158	#620
1961	148	#648
1962	120	#704
1963	148	#649
1964	148	#642
1965	147	#628
1966	137	#633
1967	145	#626
1968	153	#616
1969	159	#626
1970	191	#587
1971	193	#597
1972	178	#600
1973	188	#579
1974	207	#558
1975	206	#563
1976	228	#534
1977	236	#541
1978	215	#572
1979	242	#551
1980	252	#538
1981	281	#502
1982	272	#515
1983	237	#547
1984	270	#519
1985	266	#534
1986	224	#594
1987	257	#564
1988	245	#600
1989	323	#539
1990	324	#565
1991	364	#529
1992	386	#517
1993	376	#529
1994	391	#510
1995	427	#498
1996	407	#508
1997	498	#448
1998	509	#446
1999	600	#404
2000	739	#359
2001	803	#342
2002	863	#322
2003	928	#319
2004	1,089	#292
2005	1,205	#278
2006	1,552	#232
2007	1,968	#200
2008	2,340	#171
2009	3,126	#130
2010	3,012	#134
2011	3,070	#131
2012	3,050	#122
2013	3,032	#126
2014	3,426	#116
2015	3,219	#127
2016	3,719	#106
2017	4,203	#93
2018	4,669	#82
2019	5,047	#70
2020	4,687	#71
2021	5,073	#63
2022	6,033	#49
2023	6,353	#45
2024	7,407	#29