San
Meaning
one spelling, several words: ဆန်း, extraordinary (the San of General Aung San), and စံ, exemplar, standard; both Tuesday-letter names
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. San has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
564 people · the #12,308 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 23
Among people named San living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 56 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet San
People given the name San in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The San deep dive
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