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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1954 · 525 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 27,681since 1895
Stephan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Stephan has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | #1,837 | 86 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,709 | 97 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,530 | 115 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,540 | 116 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,383 | 132 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,225 | 153 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,258 | 149 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,282 | 143 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,276 | 142 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,116 | 175 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,139 | 166 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,170 | 160 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,128 | 161 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,244 | 142 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,108 | 166 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,143 | 162 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,125 | 164 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,129 | 162 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,005 | 192 | |
| 2006 | — | #963 | 193 | |
| 2005 | — | #900 | 200 | |
| 2004 | — | #861 | 205 | |
| 2003 | — | #804 | 216 | |
| 2002 | — | #756 | 228 | |
| 2001 | — | #730 | 238 | |
| 2000 | — | #718 | 242 | |
| 1999 | — | #617 | 295 | |
| 1998 | — | #599 | 310 | |
| 1997 | — | #511 | 401 | |
| 1996 | — | #531 | 371 | |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #470 | 467 |
| 1994 | — | #459 | 479 | |
| 1993 | — | #493 | 425 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #436 | 508 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #431 | 517 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #405 | 570 |
| 1989 | — | #382 | 579 | |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #376 | 532 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #347 | 566 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #386 | 476 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #392 | 459 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #412 | 401 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #434 | 360 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #458 | 345 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #479 | 303 |
| 1980 | — | #484 | 303 | |
| 1979 | — | #484 | 292 | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #474 | 294 |
| 1977 | — | #490 | 275 | |
| 1976 | — | #463 | 286 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #476 | 282 |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | #447 | 313 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | #441 | 314 |
| 1972 | #3,404 | 18 | #422 | 353 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #429 | 359 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | #395 | 411 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #374 | 439 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #400 | 383 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #381 | 393 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #380 | 396 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #388 | 405 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #375 | 444 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #381 | 437 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #339 | 525 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #379 | 435 |
| 1960 | — | #387 | 418 | |
| 1959 | — | #406 | 382 | |
| 1958 | — | #399 | 381 | |
| 1957 | — | #350 | 464 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #342 | 472 |
| 1955 | — | #333 | 493 | |
| 1954 | — | #313 | 525 | |
| 1953 | — | #327 | 470 | |
| 1952 | — | #326 | 455 | |
| 1951 | — | #326 | 444 | |
| 1950 | — | #332 | 412 | |
| 1949 | — | #349 | 373 | |
| 1948 | — | #389 | 309 | |
| 1947 | — | #386 | 313 | |
| 1946 | — | #441 | 208 | |
| 1945 | — | #484 | 154 | |
| 1944 | — | #519 | 137 | |
| 1943 | — | #524 | 143 | |
| 1942 | — | #520 | 139 | |
| 1941 | — | #648 | 88 | |
| 1940 | — | #751 | 67 | |
| 1939 | — | #800 | 58 | |
| 1938 | — | #939 | 45 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,384 | 23 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,326 | 26 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,725 | 17 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,181 | 31 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,387 | 25 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,753 | 18 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,002 | 15 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,822 | 18 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,647 | 22 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,661 | 21 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,493 | 25 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,753 | 20 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,545 | 24 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,267 | 33 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,351 | 28 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,124 | 37 | |
| 1917 | — | #964 | 45 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,096 | 35 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,015 | 39 | |
| 1914 | — | #986 | 32 | |
| 1913 | — | #950 | 27 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,023 | 20 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maryland#268 · 1 in 2,518
- Ohio#312 · 1 in 4,020
- Connecticut#328 · 1 in 3,461
- Pennsylvania#329 · 1 in 4,754
- Michigan#339 · 1 in 4,189
Best ever in a state: #104 in Rhode Island, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,518 |
| Ohio | #312 | 20 | 1 in 4,020 |
| Connecticut | #328 | 5 | 1 in 3,461 |
| Pennsylvania | #329 | 16 | 1 in 4,754 |
| Michigan | #339 | 16 | 1 in 4,189 |
| Arkansas | #354 | 5 | 1 in 3,187 |
| Virginia | #354 | 9 | 1 in 3,697 |
| Massachusetts | #369 | 5 | 1 in 6,783 |
| Missouri | #373 | 8 | 1 in 4,592 |
| New York | #377 | 29 | 1 in 3,828 |
| Washington | #392 | 7 | 1 in 4,234 |
| New Jersey | #408 | 9 | 1 in 4,716 |
| Illinois | #441 | 17 | 1 in 4,926 |
| California | #452 | 36 | 1 in 4,993 |
| Indiana | #461 | 6 | 1 in 6,844 |
| Florida | #514 | 10 | 1 in 5,474 |
| Georgia | #545 | 6 | 1 in 6,548 |
| Texas | #647 | 15 | 1 in 8,221 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 19 | #786 (1899) | #956 |
| 1900s | 21 | #1,130 (1903) | #1,236 |
| 1910s | 285 | #859 (1910) | #1,056 |
| 1920s | 216 | #1,267 (1921) | #1,712 |
| 1930s | 285 | #800 (1939) | #1,400 |
| 1940s | 1,931 | #349 (1949) | #501 |
| 1950s | 4,498 | #313 (1954) | #345 |
| 1960s | 4,275 | #339 (1962) | #378 |
| 1970s | 3,179 | #395 (1970) | #452 |
| 1980s | 4,324 | #347 (1987) | #415 |
| 1990s | 4,343 | #405 (1990) | #495 |
| 2000s | 2,040 | #718 (2000) | #899 |
| 2010s | 1,566 | #1,108 (2011) | #1,186 |
| 2020s | 699 | #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 1979
boys
#484
292 births · 1 in 5,896 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,896 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 93.2% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Stephan
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.