Santos
Meaning
“Spanish/Portuguese for 'saints', from Latin sanctus”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Santos peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
4,369 people · the #3,012 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 45,455 · median age 61
Among people named Santos living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Santos
Most people given the name Santos in the United States were born between 1960 and 2019. The Santos you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Santos deep dive
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