Meaning and history
Santa is an Italian, Spanish, and Latvian feminine given name with different regional histories. In Italian and Spanish it comes from a word meaning “saint” or “holy woman,” often reflecting Catholic devotion. Latvian use may have developed independently or through international influence. It is unrelated as a personal-name origin to the English figure Santa Claus, whose name derives from Saint Nicholas. Notable bearers include American Chicana artist Santa Barraza and British-Italian novelist Santa Montefiore.
20062006: 20 births, rank #6,356
2007: 11 births, rank #10,129
2008: 15 births, rank #8,109
2009: 12 births, rank #9,379
2010: 10 births, rank #10,451
20112011: 9 births, rank #11,181
2012: 11 births, rank #9,711
2013: 12 births, rank #9,036
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
2015: 11 births, rank #9,481
20162016: 10 births, rank #10,113
2017: 11 births, rank #9,341
2018: 9 births, rank #10,545
2019: 8 births, rank #11,356
2020: 9 births, rank #10,250
20212021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 11 births, rank #9,056
2023: 12 births, rank #8,486
2024: 24 births, rank #5,300
20252025: 13 births, rank #7,885
Santa moved from #878 to #952 for girls between 1930 and 1931. Its highest annual birth count came in 1923, with 89 births.