Steffen
Steffen was the 13633rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1278th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,364 places. More babies were named Steffen in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,633 boys, down 7,971 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199177 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,505babies recorded
Steffen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,633 | 5 |
| 2020 | #5,662 | 16 |
| 2010 | #5,441 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,742 | 22 |
| 1990 | #1,560 | 54 |
| 1980 | #2,715 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,873 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,526 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Steffen, counting every spelling?
Steffen is a spelling of Stefan, a name family that ranked #685 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,633 for Steffen 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 Steffen?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Steffen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Steffen 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Steffen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Steffen?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Steffen are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 27 and 42. That makes Steffen 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 Steffen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Steffen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Steffen
How popular is the name Steffen?
Steffen was the 13633rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 1278th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,364 places. More babies were named Steffen in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Steffen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Steffen in the US.