The baby name Santa appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2006. It was most popular in 1923 with 135 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Santa has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 13 |
| 1913 | 28 |
| 1914 | 45 |
| 1915 | 74 |
| 1916 | 78 |
| 1917 | 67 |
| 1918 | 44 |
| 1919 | 44 |
| 1920 | 57 |
| 1921 | 62 |
| 1922 | 74 |
| 1923 | 135 |
| 1924 | 117 |
| 1925 | 107 |
| 1926 | 85 |
| 1927 | 80 |
| 1928 | 92 |
| 1929 | 62 |
| 1930 | 76 |
| 1931 | 40 |
| 1932 | 20 |
| 1933 | 35 |
| 1934 | 32 |
| 1935 | 20 |
| 1936 | 35 |
| 1937 | 36 |
| 1938 | 22 |
| 1939 | 20 |
| 1940 | 16 |
| 1941 | 14 |
| 1942 | 26 |
| 1943 | 13 |
| 1944 | 13 |
| 1945 | 9 |
| 1946 | 11 |
| 1947 | 14 |
| 1948 | 19 |
| 1949 | 12 |
| 1950 | 38 |
| 1951 | 36 |
| 1952 | 25 |
| 1953 | 20 |
| 1954 | 32 |
| 1955 | 23 |
| 1956 | 24 |
| 1957 | 49 |
| 1958 | 31 |
| 1959 | 29 |
| 1960 | 55 |
| 1961 | 52 |
| 1963 | 10 |
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1968 | 18 |
| 1969 | 40 |
| 1970 | 22 |
| 1971 | 23 |
| 1972 | 26 |
| 1973 | 24 |
| 1974 | 26 |
| 1975 | 28 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 25 |
| 1978 | 24 |
| 1979 | 38 |
| 1980 | 20 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1985 | 25 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 20 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 2006 | 7 |