Santiago

“Saint James” — Latin via Spanish origin

Boy's name · #26 in the US (2025) · Trending

Santiago is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it reached #26 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 7,600 boys given the name last year. Roughly 104,000 have carried it all-time. A popular twin pairing with Santiago is Sebastian for a boy.

Around the world: #1 in Mexico (2022) · #9 in Portugal (2023) · #46 in Spain (2024) · #63 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #92 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Santiagos

Santiago Ramón y Cajal — Spanish scientist (1852-1934)
Santiago Calatrava — Spanish-Swiss engineer, architect, and artist (born 1951)
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste — Spanish footballer (1895-1978)
Santiago Cañizares — Spanish footballer
Santiago Salcedo — Paraguayan association football player

In stories & tradition

Santiago Muñez — Goal! · Goal II: Living the Dream
Santiago — The Old Man and the Sea

What Santiagos become

Among 1,941 notable people named Santiago:

Sports figures appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer (1895-1978).

Similar names: Roman · Thiago · Emiliano · Emilio · Sebastian · Bennett

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