Unisex name
Santos
21,573 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 7.
Origin
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.From Wiktionary, entry “Santos”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 337 births. 21,573 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1920s to the 2020s. It is given to girls (13%) as well as boys (87%). It really came into use around 1900. It is still given: 1,499 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,319 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 1 = 16 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 6 = 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.