Stephan

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #9,553 · #1,837 for boys in 2025, 86 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1954 · 525 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
27,681
since 1895

Stephan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Stephan has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #313, 1954boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,83786
2024—#1,70997
2023—#1,530115
2022—#1,540116
2021—#1,383132
2020—#1,225153
2019—#1,258149
2018—#1,282143
2017—#1,276142
2016—#1,116175
2015—#1,139166
2014—#1,170160
2013—#1,128161
2012—#1,244142
2011—#1,108166
2010—#1,143162
2009—#1,125164
2008—#1,129162
2007—#1,005192
2006—#963193
2005—#900200
2004—#861205
2003—#804216
2002—#756228
2001—#730238
2000—#718242
1999—#617295
1998—#599310
1997—#511401
1996—#531371
1995#9,5538#470467
1994—#459479
1993—#493425
1992#13,3175#436508
1991#11,5096#431517
1990#12,9585#405570
1989—#382579
1988#7,6919#376532
1987#7,3539#347566
1986#7,7498#386476
1985#6,9559#392459
1984#7,3988#412401
1983#10,2755#434360
1982#10,5175#458345
1981#5,88511#479303
1980—#484303
1979—#484292
1978#9,7505#474294
1977—#490275
1976—#463286
1975#9,0675#476282
1974#4,22714#447313
1973#4,36213#441314
1972#3,40418#422353
1971#5,13610#429359
1970#4,76111#395411
1969#4,72310#374439
1968#5,6427#400383
1967#4,30010#381393
1966#6,5645#380396
1965#5,8176#388405
1964#6,7675#375444
1963#6,5925#381437
1962#5,8606#339525
1961#5,8516#379435
1960—#387418
1959—#406382
1958—#399381
1957—#350464
1956#5,9525#342472
1955—#333493
1954—#313525
1953—#327470
1952—#326455
1951—#326444
1950—#332412
1949—#349373
1948—#389309
1947—#386313
1946—#441208
1945—#484154
1944—#519137
1943—#524143
1942—#520139
1941—#64888
1940—#75167
1939—#80058
1938—#93945
1937—#1,18031
1936—#1,38423
1935—#1,32626
1934—#1,72517
1933—#1,18131
1932—#1,38725
1931—#2,32811
1930—#1,75318
1929—#2,00215
1928—#1,82218
1927—#1,64722
1926—#1,66121
1925—#1,49325
1924—#2,47312
1923—#1,75320
1922—#1,54524
1921—#1,26733
1920—#1,45726
1919—#1,35128
1918—#1,12437
1917—#96445
1916—#1,09635
1915—#1,01539
1914—#98632
1913—#95027
1912—#1,02320
1911—#1,1909
1910—#85913
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1907—#1,3455
1906—#1,2535
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First appearance
1895

The first year at least five boys were named Stephan! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1895–1897, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Stephan is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNHWashington: #219 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,060 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #235 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,494 boysMNIllinois: #206 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,336 boysILWisconsin: #199 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,611 boysWIMichigan: #320 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,840 boysMINew York: #277 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 4,389 boysNYMassachusetts: #190 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,936 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedRIOregon: #259 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,245 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedSDIowa: #322 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,925 boysIAIndiana: #174 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,444 boysINOhio: #237 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,149 boysOHPennsylvania: #307 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,372 boysPANew Jersey: #229 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,823 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #308 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,014 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #284 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,454 boysMOKentucky: #379 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,004 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNMKansas: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,955 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedARTennessee: #326 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,342 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedHITexas: #864 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 16,757 boysTXFlorida: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,242 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#174 · 1 in 1,444
  2. Massachusetts#190 · 1 in 3,936
  3. Wisconsin#199 · 1 in 2,611
  4. Illinois#206 · 1 in 2,336
  5. Washington#219 · 1 in 2,060

Best ever in a state: #104 in Rhode Island, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#174311 in 1,444
Massachusetts#190121 in 3,936
Wisconsin#199151 in 2,611
Illinois#206391 in 2,336
Washington#219131 in 2,060
New Jersey#229121 in 3,823
Minnesota#235101 in 3,494
Ohio#237291 in 3,149
Oregon#25951 in 3,245
New York#277341 in 4,389
Missouri#284121 in 3,454
Pennsylvania#307171 in 6,372
California#308301 in 4,014
Florida#31091 in 3,242
Kansas#31051 in 3,955
Michigan#320131 in 5,840
Iowa#32251 in 5,925
Tennessee#32691 in 4,342
Kentucky#37961 in 6,004
Texas#86461 in 16,757
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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 Stephan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 128 spots since 2024 (#1,709 → #1,837)
  • 612 spots since 2020 (#1,225 → #1,837)
  • 698 spots since 2015 (#1,139 → #1,837)
  • Biggest jump: 241 spots in 1938 (#1,180 → #939)
  • Biggest drop: 331 spots in 1911 (#859 → #1,190)
Rise & fade · boys
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1895
  • Peaked 1954 at #313 (525 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1938–2006
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,299
  • Highest: 1 in 3,299 boys born in 1987 were named Stephan (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,861 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #313 in 1954, was only 1 in 3,883 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 16.2% of all boys named Stephan (4,498) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s19#786 (1899)#956
1900s21#1,130 (1903)#1,236
1910s285#859 (1910)#1,056
1920s216#1,267 (1921)#1,712
1930s285#800 (1939)#1,400
1940s1,931#349 (1949)#501
1950s4,498#313 (1954)#345
1960s4,275#339 (1962)#378
1970s3,179#395 (1970)#452
1980s4,324#347 (1987)#415
1990s4,343#405 (1990)#495
2000s2,040#718 (2000)#899
2010s1,566#1,108 (2011)#1,186
2020s699#1,225 (2020)#1,537

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.

Stephan in 1949

boys
#349
373 births · 1 in 4,756 boys

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #349Stephan373
More about 1949

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 4,756 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephan
  1. #345Wilson377
  2. #347Guadalupe375
  3. #348Vaughn374
  4. #349Stephan373
  5. #349Travis373
  6. #351Dallas369
  7. #351Owen369
  8. #353Miguel368

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →