NameTides

Stefan

Stefan was the #1,021 boys' name in the US in 2025 (219 babies), and #422 in England & Wales and #667 in Canada.

Stefan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Stefan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Stefan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,021 (219)#422 (95)—#344 (4)#402 (9)#667 (42)
2024#993 (226)#385 (108)#535 (5)#404 (3)#287 (14)#686 (39)
2023#961 (234)#351 (120)#482 (6)#312 (5)#343 (11)#665 (39)
2022#950 (239)#314 (144)#363 (9)—#306 (14)#582 (46)
2021#893 (257)#293 (161)#437 (7)#266 (7)#326 (13)#635 (43)
2020#879 (257)#264 (177)#536 (5)#334 (4)#226 (21)#486 (55)
2019#859 (258)#244 (204)#355 (9)#365 (4)#268 (17)#542 (51)
2018#876 (249)#279 (179)#516 (5)#215 (9)#306 (14)#642 (40)
2017#750 (314)#317 (158)#532 (5)#318 (5)#305 (14)#499 (57)
2016#849 (264)#350 (133)#401 (8)#320 (5)#298 (15)#417 (72)
2015#796 (293)#351 (131)#426 (7)#415 (3)#459 (7)#416 (73)
2014#853 (260)#318 (144)#587 (4)#398 (3)#364 (11)#443 (67)
2013#835 (256)#382 (106)—#303 (5)#534 (5)#514 (53)
2012#933 (218)#321 (139)#392 (8)#247 (7)#354 (11)#424 (66)
2011#877 (238)#436 (89)#364 (9)#261 (6)#366 (11)#415 (69)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1991 at #339.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Stefan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,800 to 1 in 8,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Stefan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: #905MINew York: #620NYMassachusetts: #555MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #627OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: #809FL
Stefan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#42929
Quebec2025#5707

Stefan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
StefanCanadaBoys#66742
StefanEngland & WalesBoys#42295
StefanIrelandBoys#4029
StefanNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
StefanScotlandBoys—too few
StefanUSGirls—too few
StefanUSBoys#1,021219