Given name & surname
Santi
“a holy man”·“refers to Saint James”
Santi is a variant of Santo. One Italian interpretation is “a holy man.” In Spanish use, Santi is a diminutive of Santiago. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to Saint James.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Santi is a variant of Santo. One Italian interpretation is “a holy man.” In Spanish use, Santi is a diminutive of Santiago. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to Saint James.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Santi is a variant of Santo. An origin associated with Santo is Italian. In Spanish use, Santi is a diminutive of Santiago. A possible origin is Spanish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Santi is a diminutive of Santiago. In Italian usage, Santi is a feminine form of Sante.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Santi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,050
- 1,002 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 197 babies
- 2025
- 197
- #1,121 for boys · #14,641 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +336%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 191 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,121 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 323.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (43). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,184 as a first name in 2020; 1,593 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Santi’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Santi is a diminutive of Santiago. In Italian usage, Santi is a feminine form of Sante. In Spanish usage, Santi has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jake.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Santi has relatives in 4 languages.
8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Santi
- Santi CazorlaSpanish association football playerborn 1984
- Santi MinaSpanish association football player (1995-)
- Santi DeniaSpanish footballer and managerborn 1974
- SantigoldAmerican singerborn 1976
- Santi ComesañaSpanish footballerborn 1996
- Santi di TitoItalian painter (1536-1603)
- Santi AldamaSpanish basketball player (born 2001)
- Santi VilaSpanish historian, politician and professorborn 1973
- Santi FreixaSpanish field hockey playerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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