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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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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1898—#1,0026
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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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 boysAKMaine: 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: #311 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,151 boysWAIdaho: #209 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,446 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #466 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,484 boysILWisconsin: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,876 boysWIMichigan: #315 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,619 boysMINew York: #320 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,952 boysNYMassachusetts: #284 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,920 boysMARhode Island: #126 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 991 boysRIOregon: #333 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,640 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: #370 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,710 boysINOhio: #310 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,854 boysOHPennsylvania: #265 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,083 boysPANew Jersey: #281 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,586 boysNJConnecticut: #321 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,988 boysCTCalifornia: #391 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 3,851 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedUTColorado: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,288 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #251 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,460 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #518 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,561 boysVAMaryland: #297 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,083 boysMDDelaware: #115 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 670 boysDEArizona: #308 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,405 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedNMKansas: #329 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,469 boysKSArkansas: #266 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,180 boysARTennessee: #343 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,030 boysTNNorth Carolina: #407 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,503 boysNCSouth Carolina: #301 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,373 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #203 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,103 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #489 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,481 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #561 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,197 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stephan, so not publishedHITexas: #597 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 7,359 boysTXFlorida: #340 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,871 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#115 · 1 in 670
  2. Rhode Island#126 · 1 in 991
  3. Alaska#172 · 1 in 1,009
  4. District of Columbia#203 · 1 in 1,103
  5. Idaho#209 · 1 in 1,446

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#11561 in 670
Rhode Island#12661 in 991
Alaska#17251 in 1,009
District of Columbia#20371 in 1,103
Idaho#20951 in 1,446
Missouri#251151 in 2,460
Colorado#261111 in 2,288
Pennsylvania#265251 in 3,083
Arkansas#26671 in 2,180
New Jersey#281181 in 2,586
Massachusetts#284101 in 3,920
Maryland#29791 in 3,083
South Carolina#30191 in 2,373
Arizona#308111 in 2,405
Ohio#310201 in 3,854
Washington#311101 in 3,151
Michigan#315181 in 3,619
New York#320411 in 2,952
Connecticut#32151 in 3,988
Kansas#32951 in 3,469
Oregon#33351 in 3,640
Florida#340261 in 2,871
Tennessee#34381 in 4,030
Wisconsin#34771 in 4,876
Indiana#37081 in 4,710
California#391581 in 3,851
North Carolina#40791 in 4,503
Illinois#466151 in 5,484
Louisiana#48981 in 4,481
Virginia#51851 in 7,561
Georgia#56161 in 7,197
Texas#597201 in 7,359
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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 1985

girls
#6,955
9 births · 1 in 191,203 girls
boys
#392
459 births · 1 in 4,027 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #6,955Stephan9

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #392Stephan459
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 191,203 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 44.4% 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).

Ranked beside Stephan
  1. #6,457Yumi10
  2. #6,457Yvonna10
  3. #6,457Zelma10
  4. #6,955Stephan9
  5. #6,955Aarica9
  6. #6,955Aarin9
  7. #6,955Aarti9
  8. #7,563Abbra8
  9. #7,563Abigal8
  10. #7,563Abraham8

Tied with 607 names at #6,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,027 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 94.8% 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).

Ranked beside Stephan
  1. #389Elliott461
  2. #389Jarvis461
  3. #391Donovan460
  4. #392Stephan459
  5. #392Fabian459
  6. #392Tyrell459
  7. #395Alfonso458
  8. #396Mason456
  9. #396Miles456

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

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →