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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 102 babies (rank #412 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

838

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

102

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
1996	7	#1,736
1997	11	#1,245
1998	4	#2,818
1999	6	#2,058
2000	10	#1,406
2001	6	#2,168
2002	12	#1,307
2003	19	#1,002
2004	27	#807
2005	19	#1,129
2006	38	#709
2007	47	#629
2008	53	#601
2009	54	#607
2010	48	#666
2011	45	#714
2012	77	#497
2013	68	#542
2014	85	#469
2015	102	#412
2016	100	#425