How many helpers does Santa Claus have?

He has twenty elfs.Some were strange names.But santa named them himself.

They were called Sallie,Steeve,Sammie,Stephie,Darren,Dazzle,Dock,Dab,Beck,

Bog,Bennie,Blaze,Kennie,Kelly,Kara,Kayna,Annie,Age,Andy,Ant.