Stephan
Stephan was the 1850th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 314th; the most babies were born in 1989 (579). Over the last ten years it has moved down 710 places. More babies were named Stephan in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,850 boys, down 619 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989579 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,910babies recorded
Stephan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 229 since 1956.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,850 | 86 |
| 2020 | #1,231 | 153 |
| 2010 | #1,148 | 162 |
| 2000 | #721 | 242 |
| 1990 | #406 | 570 |
| 1980 | #485 | 303 |
| 1970 | #395 | 411 |
| 1960 | #387 | 418 |
| 1950 | #332 | 412 |
| 1940 | #756 | 67 |
| 1930 | #1,811 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,498 | 26 |
| 1910 | #922 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stephan, counting every spelling?
Stephan is a spelling of Stefan, a name family that ranked #685 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,850 for Stephan 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 Stephan?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stephan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stephan 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 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stephan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stephan?
About 22,700 people born in the US named Stephan are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 31 and 61. That makes Stephan 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.
Stephan by state
How common Stephan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.3×). In 38 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 Stephan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stephan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stephan
How popular is the name Stephan?
Stephan was the 1850th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 314th; the most babies were born in 1989 (579). Over the last ten years it has moved down 710 places. More babies were named Stephan in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Stephan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stephan in the US.
Where is Stephan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stephan was most common in Florida (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Massachusetts.