Meaning:
Its source is a Spanish expression meaning "Saint James."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in Spanish.
Popularity:
The name Santiago ranked 334th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 450th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Science and Philosophy
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (born 1852, died 1934)
Spanish histologist who identified the neuron as the basis of neural function.