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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Stephan has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#172 · 1 in 1,267
- Nevada#207 · 1 in 1,357
- Ohio#213 · 1 in 2,119
- Kansas#232 · 1 in 1,838
- Colorado#234 · 1 in 1,890
Best ever in a state: #104 in Rhode Island, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #172 | 14 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Nevada | #207 | 5 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Ohio | #213 | 36 | 1 in 2,119 |
| Kansas | #232 | 9 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Colorado | #234 | 13 | 1 in 1,890 |
| Wisconsin | #234 | 13 | 1 in 2,492 |
| Minnesota | #239 | 10 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Utah | #247 | 9 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Connecticut | #261 | 8 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Michigan | #272 | 23 | 1 in 2,810 |
| Washington | #272 | 13 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Arizona | #275 | 14 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Indiana | #279 | 12 | 1 in 3,078 |
| Massachusetts | #281 | 12 | 1 in 3,400 |
| Pennsylvania | #281 | 24 | 1 in 3,233 |
| New Mexico | #291 | 6 | 1 in 1,898 |
| New York | #303 | 50 | 1 in 2,513 |
| New Jersey | #306 | 17 | 1 in 2,936 |
| Florida | #314 | 33 | 1 in 2,410 |
| Virginia | #327 | 12 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Arkansas | #338 | 5 | 1 in 2,991 |
| California | #339 | 79 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Missouri | #345 | 9 | 1 in 3,971 |
| Maryland | #357 | 7 | 1 in 4,158 |
| Kentucky | #359 | 5 | 1 in 4,777 |
| Oklahoma | #365 | 6 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Georgia | #385 | 12 | 1 in 3,796 |
| Illinois | #385 | 22 | 1 in 3,714 |
| North Carolina | #385 | 10 | 1 in 4,152 |
| Texas | #399 | 42 | 1 in 3,415 |
| Louisiana | #505 | 7 | 1 in 4,595 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1954 at #313 (525 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 46 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1938–2006
- 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
- 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 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 193,181 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 44.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,788Yvonna10
- #6,788Zarah10
- #6,788Zehra10
- #7,353Stephan9
- #7,353Abi9
- #7,353Abigael9
- #7,353Adi9
- #7,987Aarin8
- #7,987Adrena8
- #7,987Africa8
Tied with 633 names at #7,353; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,299 of them was named Stephan, which outranked 95.7% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.