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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

San

Used in both girl and boy records

San appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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San by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDSan as a girl’s nameUS records 1911–2024
#4226girl rank1950peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDSan as a boy’s nameUS records 1917–2024
#5984boy rank1984peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of San in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl195066 uses#113519501911–201684 listed years
Boy198423 uses#203019671917–202067 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.