Steffan
Steffan was the 9594th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1243rd; the most babies were born in 1994 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,326 places. More babies were named Steffan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,594 boys, down 2,606 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199473 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,405babies recorded
Steffan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,594 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,988 | 12 |
| 2010 | #9,554 | 8 |
| 2000 | #4,539 | 17 |
| 1990 | #1,499 | 58 |
| 1980 | #2,522 | 20 |
| 1970 | #2,115 | 19 |
| 1960 | #3,306 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,286 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Steffan, counting every spelling?
Steffan is a spelling of Stefan, a name family that ranked #685 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,594 for Steffan 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 Steffan?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Steffan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Steffan 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Steffan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Steffan?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Steffan are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 29 and 42. That makes Steffan 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Steffan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Steffan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Steffan
How popular is the name Steffan?
Steffan was the 9594th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1243rd; the most babies were born in 1994 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,326 places. More babies were named Steffan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Steffan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Steffan in the US.