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Meaning

The name Santiago has the following meaning:

Saint James. Diego is the Spanish form of James. Santiago is a combination name derived from the words "Saint" and "Diego".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Santiago is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 298 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Santiago rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 40 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 130 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Santiago in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Santiago is pronounced as san-tee-yaih-go

Origins

Santiago originates from the Spanish language.
See other suggested Spanish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Santiago and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Santiago: Boys - Deanza, Donatello, German, Lisandro, Girls - Amparo, Anahi, Hortencia, Juana, Maricela, Nachine, Rocio, Both genders - Rosario

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Santiago: Antiago (Spanish), Chago (Spanish), Chano (Spanish), Diago (Spanish), Sandiago (Spanish), Sandiego (Spanish), Saniago (Spanish), Santago, Santeago, Santiaco, Santiego, Santigo, Tago (Spanish), Tiago (Portuguese), Vego (Spanish), Xanti (Basque), Yago (Spanish), Yague (Spanish)

Style

We think the name Santiago should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Santiago to be: Strong, intelligent and capable chap

In one word, you might describe Santiago as a(n) "capable" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Santiago (or its variants) are:

Santiago Dellapè, born on 9 May, a famous athlete. Santiago Dellapè's background: An Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He has played for the national team over 30 times in the past, and was included their their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad to Australia. He plays his club rugby for Biarritz Olympique in the domestic French league, the Top 14.

Santiago Ezquerro Marín, born on 14 December, a famous athlete. Santiago Ezquerro Marín's background: A Spanish footballer, who is currently playing for FC Barcelona.

José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz , born on 18 December, a famous athlete. José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz 's background: A Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Valencia.
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