NameTides

Stephan

Stephan was the #1,837 boys' name in the US in 2025 (86 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Stephan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Stephan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Stephan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,837 (86)#3,256 (6)——#1,642 (13)
2024#1,709 (97)#2,089 (11)——#2,710 (6)
2023#1,530 (115)#2,326 (9)——#1,810 (10)
2022#1,540 (116)#2,530 (8)——#1,653 (11)
2021#1,383 (132)#2,301 (9)——#1,478 (13)
2020#1,225 (153)#1,723 (13)——#1,708 (10)
2019#1,258 (149)#1,869 (12)——#1,326 (15)
2018#1,282 (143)#1,683 (14)——#1,682 (10)
2017#1,276 (142)#1,703 (14)——#1,194 (17)
2016#1,116 (175)#1,704 (14)#592 (4)—#1,683 (10)
2015#1,139 (166)#1,902 (12)——#1,122 (18)
2014#1,170 (160)#2,964 (6)——#1,200 (16)
2013#1,128 (161)#1,796 (12)——#1,252 (15)
2012#1,244 (142)#1,962 (11)——#1,403 (13)
2011#1,108 (166)#1,688 (13)——#1,118 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1987 at #347.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1895.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 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 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Stephan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Stephan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,056FL
Stephan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
StephanCanadaBoys#1,64213
StephanEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
StephanIrelandBoys—too few
StephanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
StephanScotlandBoys—too few
StephanUSGirls—too few
StephanUSBoys#1,83786