Stefan
Stefan was the 1023rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 339th with 719 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 223 places. More babies were named Stefan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,023 boys, down 142 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 219boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991719 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,237babies recorded
Stefan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 42 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,023 | 219 |
| 2020 | #881 | 257 |
| 2010 | #876 | 240 |
| 2000 | #571 | 360 |
| 1990 | #366 | 638 |
| 1980 | #562 | 235 |
| 1970 | #455 | 323 |
| 1960 | #679 | 134 |
| 1950 | #956 | 53 |
| 1940 | #3,100 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #1,813 | 20 |
| 1910 | #1,406 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stefan, counting every spelling?
Stefan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #685 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,023 for Stefan on its own. Together these spellings went to 388 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan | 219 | #1,023 | 1,175 |
| Stephan | 86 | #1,850 | 546 |
| Stephon | 46 | #2,790 | 308 |
| Stefon | 16 | #5,819 | 82 |
| Stefen | 8 | #9,593 | 45 |
| Steffon | — | — | 35 |
| Steffan | 8 | #9,594 | 30 |
| Steffen | 5 | #13,633 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Stefan?
219 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stefan (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stefan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stefan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stefan?
About 19,500 people born in the US named Stefan are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 21 and 43. That makes Stefan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Stefan by state
How common Stefan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.4×), Washington (2.3×), Florida (1.8×), New Jersey (1.7×), New York (1.5×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stefan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stefan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stefan
How popular is the name Stefan?
Stefan was the 1023rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 339th with 719 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 223 places. More babies were named Stefan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Stefan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stefan in the US.
Where is Stefan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stefan was most common in Illinois (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Florida.