Santi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “saintly; of the saints”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- SAHN-tee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (95% of all uses)
Used as a short form of Santiago in Spanish and of Santo or Santino in Italian contexts. It derives from Latin sanctus, 'holy, saint.'
How popular is Santi?
Babies named Santi in 2024155
2024 rank#1,301 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 1880853
Santi is rising: use over the last five years is 10.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Santi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Santi questions
What does the name Santi mean?
Santi means "saintly; of the saints". It comes from Spanish. Used as a short form of Santiago in Spanish and of Santo or Santino in Italian contexts. It derives from Latin sanctus, 'holy, saint.'
Is Santi a boy or girl name?
Santi is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Santi?
155 US babies were named Santi in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Santi?
Santi is usually pronounced SAHN-tee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.