Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Italian usage, Santina is a feminine form of Santino.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Santina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,102
- 0 boys · 3,102 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,861 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +33%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,861 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,023 as a first name in 2020; 135 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.
Santina’s family of names
In Italian usage, Santina is a feminine form of Santino. In Greek usage, Santina as a surname is a transliteration of Σάντινα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Santina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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