Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Santiago

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
supplanter
Saint James; Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile.

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Santiago

Pronunciation

s(a)-ntia-go, san-tiago

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #26, 7,554 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #8136, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20257,5546
20247,407–
20236,3537
20226,033–
20215,0736
20204,687–
20195,04713
20184,6695
20174,2036
20163,71913

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #285, 158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #296, 153 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025153
2024158
2023147
2022145
2021123
2020113
2019122
201898
201794
2016100

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #411, 126 births); most recent 2023 (rank #440, 111 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023111
2022126
2021112
2020110
2019102
201896
201784
201680
201576
201457

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #339, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20256
202411
20237
20225
202111
20204
20194
20189
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #432, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20253
20247
20233
20225
2021–
20203
20196
2018–
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #230, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202312
202218
202114
202011
201910
20188
20177
20168
201510
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence