Stefan
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509 · #1,021 for boys in 2025, 219 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1991 · 719 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,195since 1910
Stefan over time
Rank among boys' names. Stefan has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,021 | 219 | |
| 2024 | — | #993 | 226 | |
| 2023 | — | #961 | 234 | |
| 2022 | — | #950 | 239 | |
| 2021 | — | #893 | 257 | |
| 2020 | — | #879 | 257 | |
| 2019 | — | #859 | 258 | |
| 2018 | — | #876 | 249 | |
| 2017 | — | #750 | 314 | |
| 2016 | — | #849 | 264 | |
| 2015 | — | #796 | 293 | |
| 2014 | — | #853 | 260 | |
| 2013 | — | #835 | 256 | |
| 2012 | — | #933 | 218 | |
| 2011 | — | #877 | 238 | |
| 2010 | — | #874 | 240 | |
| 2009 | — | #982 | 202 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,005 | 194 | |
| 2007 | — | #934 | 212 | |
| 2006 | — | #885 | 223 | |
| 2005 | — | #799 | 241 | |
| 2004 | — | #795 | 227 | |
| 2003 | — | #696 | 274 | |
| 2002 | — | #661 | 283 | |
| 2001 | — | #625 | 304 | |
| 2000 | — | #571 | 360 | |
| 1999 | — | #554 | 362 | |
| 1998 | — | #530 | 390 | |
| 1997 | — | #446 | 503 | |
| 1996 | — | #480 | 454 | |
| 1995 | — | #429 | 530 | |
| 1994 | — | #395 | 588 | |
| 1993 | — | #382 | 601 | |
| 1992 | — | #376 | 614 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #339 | 719 |
| 1990 | — | #366 | 638 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #345 | 668 |
| 1988 | — | #346 | 607 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #375 | 514 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #375 | 491 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #413 | 423 |
| 1984 | — | #454 | 339 | |
| 1983 | — | #522 | 256 | |
| 1982 | — | #534 | 255 | |
| 1981 | — | #566 | 228 | |
| 1980 | — | #562 | 235 | |
| 1979 | — | #599 | 204 | |
| 1978 | — | #567 | 219 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #552 | 227 |
| 1976 | — | #559 | 208 | |
| 1975 | — | #542 | 220 | |
| 1974 | — | #540 | 220 | |
| 1973 | — | #489 | 252 | |
| 1972 | — | #489 | 257 | |
| 1971 | — | #509 | 257 | |
| 1970 | — | #454 | 323 | |
| 1969 | — | #533 | 217 | |
| 1968 | — | #591 | 165 | |
| 1967 | — | #560 | 178 | |
| 1966 | — | #623 | 141 | |
| 1965 | — | #616 | 155 | |
| 1964 | — | #662 | 137 | |
| 1963 | — | #584 | 183 | |
| 1962 | — | #585 | 178 | |
| 1961 | — | #632 | 154 | |
| 1960 | — | #676 | 134 | |
| 1959 | — | #791 | 94 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,006 | 57 | |
| 1957 | — | #957 | 63 | |
| 1956 | — | #804 | 86 | |
| 1955 | — | #995 | 57 | |
| 1954 | — | #939 | 62 | |
| 1953 | — | #932 | 59 | |
| 1952 | — | #915 | 60 | |
| 1951 | — | #912 | 60 | |
| 1950 | — | #948 | 53 | |
| 1949 | — | #946 | 53 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,127 | 40 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,136 | 41 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,255 | 28 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,699 | 18 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,496 | 22 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,950 | 9 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,385 | 12 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,596 | 22 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Stefan! It came in at #1,314, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1930, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Stefan is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Colorado#237 · 1 in 1,936
- Massachusetts#241 · 1 in 3,015
- District of Columbia#260 · 1 in 1,544
- New Jersey#266 · 1 in 2,328
- Minnesota#277 · 1 in 3,954
Best ever in a state: #117 in Vermont, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #237 | 13 | 1 in 1,936 |
| Massachusetts | #241 | 13 | 1 in 3,015 |
| District of Columbia | #260 | 5 | 1 in 1,544 |
| New Jersey | #266 | 20 | 1 in 2,328 |
| Minnesota | #277 | 8 | 1 in 3,954 |
| Ohio | #290 | 22 | 1 in 3,504 |
| Tennessee | #290 | 11 | 1 in 2,931 |
| Arkansas | #295 | 6 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Connecticut | #297 | 6 | 1 in 3,323 |
| Pennsylvania | #302 | 20 | 1 in 3,853 |
| Oregon | #304 | 6 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Washington | #311 | 10 | 1 in 3,151 |
| Indiana | #319 | 10 | 1 in 3,768 |
| Kentucky | #319 | 6 | 1 in 4,139 |
| Michigan | #329 | 17 | 1 in 3,831 |
| New York | #335 | 38 | 1 in 3,185 |
| Wisconsin | #347 | 7 | 1 in 4,876 |
| North Carolina | #365 | 11 | 1 in 3,684 |
| Arizona | #371 | 8 | 1 in 3,307 |
| Oklahoma | #379 | 6 | 1 in 3,932 |
| South Carolina | #399 | 6 | 1 in 3,560 |
| Maryland | #405 | 5 | 1 in 5,550 |
| Illinois | #416 | 19 | 1 in 4,330 |
| Louisiana | #424 | 10 | 1 in 3,585 |
| Alabama | #455 | 5 | 1 in 5,111 |
| Texas | #460 | 33 | 1 in 4,460 |
| Missouri | #471 | 5 | 1 in 7,379 |
| California | #492 | 39 | 1 in 5,728 |
| Florida | #554 | 11 | 1 in 6,786 |
| Georgia | #624 | 5 | 1 in 8,636 |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Stefan
- 28 spots since 2024 (#993 → #1,021)
- 142 spots since 2020 (#879 → #1,021)
- 225 spots since 2015 (#796 → #1,021)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1959 (#1,006 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 153 spots in 1957 (#804 → #957)
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1991 at #339 (719 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1959–2007
- Highest: 1 in 2,810 boys born in 1991 were named Stefan (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,799 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 25.5% of all boys named Stefan (5,399) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 115 | #1,314 (1910) | #1,946 |
| 1920s | 103 | #1,747 (1920) | #2,840 |
| 1930s | 78 | #1,712 (1939) | #2,584 |
| 1940s | 262 | #946 (1949) | #1,594 |
| 1950s | 651 | #791 (1959) | #920 |
| 1960s | 1,642 | #533 (1969) | #606 |
| 1970s | 2,387 | #454 (1970) | #530 |
| 1980s | 4,016 | #345 (1989) | #449 |
| 1990s | 5,399 | #339 (1991) | #430 |
| 2000s | 2,520 | #571 (2000) | #795 |
| 2010s | 2,590 | #750 (2017) | #850 |
| 2020s | 1,432 | #879 (2020) | #950 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Stefan in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 132,371 of them was named Stefan, which outranked 57.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,077Yoko14
- #5,077Zarah14
- #5,077Zinnia14
- #5,348Stefan13
- #5,348Abeer13
- #5,348Adrain13
- #5,348Adreana13
- #5,678Aaisha12
- #5,678Addison12
- #5,678Aimie12
Tied with 329 names at #5,348; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,369 of them was named Stefan, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).