Stephan

Where Stephan comes from

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Stephan
Along the way
  1. 1895
    First appearance
    #1,079 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Peak, #313
    525 babies named Stephan — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1984
    Stephan Lichtsteiner born
    Swiss footballer
  4. 1992
    Stephan El Shaarawy born
    Italian association football player
  5. 2000
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #718.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Stephan El Shaarawy · Italian association football player, born 1992
  • Stephan Lichtsteiner · Swiss footballer, born 1984
  • Stephan Andersen · Danish footballer, born 1981
  • Stephan Endlicher · Austrian botanist, linguist and numismatist, 1804–1849
  • Stephan Eberharter · Austrian alpine skier, born 1969

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.