The first name Santa
A girl’s name from Italian.
Pronounced /ˈsæntə/ 2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
A female given name from Italian.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Santa last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2007, with 3 births (#5,201).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Santa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Santa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 13 girls born in the United States were named Santa, the 8,267th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1923, when 89 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Santa
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Santa MontefioreBritish author, born 1970
More Italian girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Santa?
- Santa comes from Italian.
- How popular is the name Santa?
- In 2016, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Santa, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 2007, with 3 births.
- Is Santa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 4,410 US babies named Santa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Santa most popular?
- 1923 in the United States, when 89 babies were named Santa, its highest rank at 778th.
- How do you pronounce Santa?
- Santa is /ˈsæntə/, 2 syllables.
- Is Santa also a surname?
- Yes. Santa is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.