Santana
Santana is a unisex given name: about 48% of people named Santana are men and 52% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 48% male / 52% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain
- US births since 1880
- 4,651 male / 4,952 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Santana
To address Santana when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Santana," in English, "Guten Tag Santana," in German. About 48% of people named Santana are men and 52% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Santana,
German
Guten Tag Santana,
French
Bonjour Santana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Santana:
Chinese
Santana您好：
Japanese
Santana様
English
Hi Santana,
German
Hi Santana,
French
Salut Santana,
Spanish
Hola Santana,
Chinese
Santana你好：
Japanese
Santanaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 48% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
4,651 male · 4,952 female · 9,603 births recorded
Since 1980: 46% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Santana a male or female name?
Santana is a unisex given name: about 48% of people named Santana are men and 52% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Santana in an email?
To address Santana when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Santana," in English, "Guten Tag Santana," in German. About 48% of people named Santana are men and 52% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Santana a unisex name?
Santana is a unisex name: 48% of people named Santana are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Santana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/santana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_santana,
title = {Is Santana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/santana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}