Stevan

Where Stevan comes from

The dictionaries list Stevan as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1856
    Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac born
    Serbian composer
  2. 1924
    First appearance
    #3,023 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1953
    Peak, #639
    125 babies named Stevan — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1960
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #996.
  5. 1989
    Stevan Jovetić born
    Montenegrin footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Stevan Jovetić · Montenegrin footballer, born 1989
  • Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac · Serbian composer, 1856–1914
  • Stevan Sremac · Serbian writer, 1855–1906
  • Stevan Faddy · Montenegrin singer, born 1986
  • Stevan Jelovac · Serbian basketball player, 1989–2021

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.