Stellan
Stellan was the 1140th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 186 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 562 places. More babies were named Stellan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,140 boys, up 531 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 186boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,600babies recorded
Stellan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 23 since 2021, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,140 | 186 |
| 2020 | #1,671 | 96 |
| 2010 | #2,907 | 41 |
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How popular is Stellan, counting every spelling?
Stellan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,075 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,140 for Stellan on its own. Together these spellings went to 186 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellan | 186 | #1,140 | 644 |
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 Stellan?
186 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stellan (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stellan 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stellan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stellan?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Stellan are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Stellan a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Stellan by state
How common Stellan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.3×), Washington (2.3×). In 35 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 Stellan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stellan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stellan
How popular is the name Stellan?
Stellan was the 1140th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 186 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 562 places. More babies were named Stellan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Stellan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stellan in the US.
Where is Stellan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stellan was most common in Minnesota (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Colorado.