San
Boy · SAHN · Chinese
San is a boys' name of Chinese origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does San mean?
Chinese: East Asian name syllable; meaning depends on the character
Its meaning depends on the written character; in Japanese and Korean names it often stands for 'mountain'.
- Say it
- SAHN
Is San a girl's or a boy's name?
San is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is San in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named San, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named San in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
San in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is San in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named San, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1950, with 66 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911. 5 boys were also named San in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
2025 had more girls named San than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named San in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 80% of the babies named San in the US in 1947, and 43% in 1991.
San in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 26 | #3,009 |
| 1977 | 28 | #2,837 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 39 | #2,169 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 40 | #2,019 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,665 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,986 |
| 1969 | 55 | #1,609 |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,607 |
| 1967 | 48 | #1,640 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,621 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,715 |
| 1964 | 42 | #1,802 |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,893 |
| 1962 | 46 | #1,671 |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,767 |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,636 |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,851 |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,556 |
| 1957 | 38 | #1,753 |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,636 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,773 |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,443 |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,502 |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,610 |
| 1951 | 52 | #1,291 |
| 1950 | 66 | #1,134 |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,422 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,547 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,821 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,807 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,992 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,095 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,642 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
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