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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,529 boysMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,267 boysILWisconsin: #278 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,396 boysWIMichigan: #276 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,441 boysMINew York: #319 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 4,059 boysNYMassachusetts: #208 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,224 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedRIOregon: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,251 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: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #381 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,412 boysINOhio: #264 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,129 boysOHPennsylvania: #293 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,363 boysPANew Jersey: #274 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,434 boysNJConnecticut: #202 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,173 boysCTCalifornia: #372 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,912 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: #351 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,953 boysMOKentucky: #354 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,724 boysKYWest Virginia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,401 boysWVVirginia: #371 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,792 boysVAMaryland: #269 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,275 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedDEArizona: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,768 boysAZNew Mexico: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,436 boysNMKansas: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,573 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedARTennessee: #392 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,446 boysTNNorth Carolina: #393 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,043 boysNCSouth Carolina: #398 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,488 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,446 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #487 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,660 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #435 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,840 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedHITexas: #801 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,415 boysTXFlorida: #413 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,861 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#202 · 1 in 2,173
  2. Massachusetts#208 · 1 in 3,224
  3. Ohio#264 · 1 in 3,129
  4. Maryland#269 · 1 in 3,275
  5. District of Columbia#270 · 1 in 2,446

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#202121 in 2,173
Massachusetts#208171 in 3,224
Ohio#264331 in 3,129
Maryland#269101 in 3,275
District of Columbia#27061 in 2,446
New Jersey#274181 in 3,434
Michigan#276251 in 3,441
Wisconsin#278101 in 4,396
Kansas#28681 in 2,573
Pennsylvania#293251 in 4,363
Oregon#29451 in 3,251
West Virginia#29451 in 3,401
Illinois#300331 in 3,267
Minnesota#31471 in 5,529
New York#319431 in 4,059
New Mexico#32751 in 2,436
Arizona#34161 in 2,768
Missouri#35191 in 4,953
Kentucky#35471 in 4,724
Virginia#37191 in 4,792
California#372481 in 3,912
Indiana#38181 in 6,412
Tennessee#39271 in 5,446
North Carolina#393101 in 5,043
South Carolina#39861 in 4,488
Florida#413111 in 4,861
Alabama#43561 in 5,840
Louisiana#48771 in 5,660
Texas#80181 in 14,415
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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 1963

girls
#6,592
5 births · 1 in 385,501 girls
boys
#381
437 births · 1 in 4,648 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #6,592Stephan5

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #381Stephan437
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 385,501 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephan
  1. #5,891Zoann6
  2. #5,891Zoeann6
  3. #5,891Zonda6
  4. #6,592Stephan5
  5. #6,592Abagail5
  6. #6,592Abigale5
  7. #6,592Adah5

Tied with 1,069 names at #6,592; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 4,648 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephan
  1. #378Eduardo447
  2. #379Luther443
  3. #380Roosevelt440
  4. #381Stephan437
  5. #381Delbert437
  6. #383Stacey431
  7. #384Corey427
  8. #385Dexter425

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

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →