Stefano
Stefano was the 2565th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1184th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 86 places. More babies were named Stefano in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,565 boys, up 405 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199390 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,150babies recorded
Stefano popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,565 | 52 |
| 2020 | #2,970 | 40 |
| 2010 | #2,140 | 63 |
| 2000 | #1,709 | 67 |
| 1990 | #1,451 | 61 |
| 1980 | #2,714 | 18 |
| 1970 | #1,789 | 25 |
| 1960 | #4,537 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,639 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stefano, counting every spelling?
Stefano is the most common spelling of a name family that had 63 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 63 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefano | 52 | #2,565 | 301 |
| Stephano | 11 | #7,610 | 56 |
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 Stefano?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stefano (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stefano 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stefano.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stefano?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Stefano are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 36. That makes Stefano mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Stefano by state
How common Stefano was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (4.8×), New York (2.5×). In 46 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 Stefano: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stefano, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stefano
How popular is the name Stefano?
Stefano was the 2565th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1184th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 86 places. More babies were named Stefano in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Stefano a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stefano in the US.
Where is Stefano most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stefano was most common in Florida (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New Jersey.