Given name & surname
Santy
“a holy man”
Santy is a variant of Santo. One Italian interpretation is “a holy man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Santy is a variant of Santo. One Italian interpretation is “a holy man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Santy is a variant of Santo. An origin associated with Santo is Italian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Santy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 166
- 166 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,367 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +182%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,367 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 297 as a first name in 2020; 720 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Santy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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