Stephon
Stephon was the 2790th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 504th with 406 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,260 places. More babies were named Stephon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,790 boys, down 845 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997406 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,822babies recorded
Stephon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 14 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,790 | 46 |
| 2020 | #1,945 | 75 |
| 2010 | #1,423 | 117 |
| 2000 | #725 | 239 |
| 1990 | #591 | 285 |
| 1980 | #1,408 | 46 |
| 1970 | #1,130 | 54 |
| 1960 | #938 | 66 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stephon, counting every spelling?
Stephon is a spelling of Stefan, a name family that ranked #685 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,790 for Stephon 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 Stephon?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stephon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stephon 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stephon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stephon?
About 8,400 people born in the US named Stephon are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 21 and 37. That makes Stephon 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.
Stephon by state
How common Stephon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.3×). In 43 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 Stephon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stephon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stephon
How popular is the name Stephon?
Stephon was the 2790th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 504th with 406 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,260 places. More babies were named Stephon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Stephon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stephon in the US.
Where is Stephon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stephon was most common in Mississippi (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and North Carolina.