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Boy's name · #26 in the US (2025) · Trending
Santiago is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it reached #26 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 7,600 boys given the name last year. Roughly 104,000 have carried it all-time.
Actress Eva Longoria and José Bastón chose the name for their son, Santiago Enrique, born in 2018.
See where Santiago is more common.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Santiago is especially popular in Mexico and Portugal.
#1 in Mexico (2024) · #9 in Portugal (2023) · #17 in Ecuador (2025) · #46 in Spain (2024) · #63 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #64 in Switzerland (2025) · #298 in England & Wales (2025) · #312 in Poland (2025) · #377 in Belgium (2025) · #410 in Netherlands (2025) · #448 in France (2025) · #470 in N. Ireland (2025) and 5 more.
Among 1,941 notable people named Santiago:
Sports figures appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer (1895–1978).
A popular twin pairing with Santiago is Sebastian for a boy.
Similar names: Roman · Thiago · Emiliano · Emilio · Sebastian · Leonardo
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