Santiago
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Santiago is Spanish for “Saint James,” the form James took via Iago in Spanish. Santiago is Spain’s patron saint and the capital of Chile, and Hemingway gave the name to the hero of The Old Man and the Sea.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Santiago in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Santiago against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Santiago is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Santiago in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7,554 boys were named Santiago, making it the #26 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 103,828 boys have been named Santiago, with the most (7,554) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, California and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Santiago in other languages
- Diego Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Jacob Dutch, English, Finnish
- Jaime English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Iago Italian, Welsh
- Jacobus Dutch, Latin
- Jacques Dutch, French
- Jakob Dutch, German
- Jakub Czech, Polish
- Jim Dutch, English
- Diogo Portuguese
- Dídac Catalan
- Giacomo Italian
- Jaakko Finnish
- Jacco Dutch
- Jacopo Italian
- Jacó Portuguese
- James English
- Jaume Catalan
- Jiminy English
- Jokūbas Lithuanian
- Santi Spanish
- Seamus Irish
- Yacob Dutch
- Yago Spanish
- Yakup Turkish
- Яков Russian
- יעקב Hebrew
- يعقوب Arabic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Santiago
There are 885 towns and villages with Santiago in their name, in 29 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 493🇧🇴 Bolivia 74🇵🇭 Philippines 51🇪🇸 Spain 42🇵🇪 Peru 41🇧🇷 Brazil 28🇬🇹 Guatemala 22🇵🇹 Portugal 18
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Santiago | Santiago Metropolitan, 🇨🇱 Chile | 4,837,295 | Map |
| Santiago | Cagayan Valley, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 108,414 | Map |
| Santiago | Cuzco Department, 🇵🇪 Peru | 64,075 | Map |
| Santiago Teyahualco | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 53,684 | Map |
| Santiago | Rio Grande do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 48,938 | Map |
| Santiago | Nuevo León, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 36,840 | Map |
| Santiago Atitlán | Sololá, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 33,309 | Map |
| Santiago Sacatepéquez | Sacatepéquez, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 29,238 | Map |
| Santiago Papasquiaro | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 26,121 | Map |
| Santiago Ixcuintla | Nayarit, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 18,241 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Santiago
There are 10 lakes and reservoirs with Santiago in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 5🇲🇽 Mexico 3🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1
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| Laguna Santiago | Beni Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Map |
| Laguna Santiago | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Laguna Santiago | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lagunita Santiago | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santiago Lake | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Santiago Pond | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Santiago Reservoir | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Tanque Santiago | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Ciénaga de Santiago | Sucre Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Don Santiago Reservoir | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Santiago songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Santiago in their title. The best known:
- Santiago / El picaflor – Ángel Parra (1967)
- Santiago de Chile – Silvio Rodríguez (1975)
- Santiago de Espada
- The Road to santiago (1993)
- À Santiago de Cuba (1967)
- Al Grup Sardanista Santiago Rossinyol – Carles Rovira i Reixach
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Santiago
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Santiago.
Santiago Arias
Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Cañizares
Santiago Copello
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Fictional characters named Santiago
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Santiago as a pet name
FurryName has found 43 dogs named Santiago in public pet registers, making it the #2,598 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (2), Victoria (1), Laval (1). Santiago as a dog name →
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