NameTides

Stephen

Stephen was the #383 boys' name in the US in 2025 (829 babies), and #716 in England & Wales and #629 in Canada.

Stephen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Stephen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandUSScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Stephen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#383 (829)#716 (49)#400 (8)#253 (7)#232 (20)#629 (45)—
2024#374 (870)#651 (57)#535 (5)#305 (5)#240 (18)#613 (44)—
2023#363 (898)#665 (53)#304 (12)#348 (4)#224 (20)#592 (45)—
2022#358 (919)#555 (69)#312 (12)#285 (6)#205 (25)#458 (61)—
2021#339 (958)#496 (80)#273 (15)#226 (9)#193 (27)#557 (51)—
2020#322 (1,024)#564 (65)#305 (12)#152 (15)#198 (25)#507 (52)—
2019#310 (1,095)#506 (77)#278 (14)#226 (9)#174 (32)#422 (69)—
2018#283 (1,246)#460 (88)#217 (21)#255 (7)#151 (39)#435 (67)—
2017#270 (1,334)#409 (107)#186 (29)#179 (13)#138 (45)#447 (65)—
2016#265 (1,379)#401 (107)#175 (33)#190 (12)#131 (50)#425 (70)—
2015#246 (1,497)#357 (127)#172 (34)#129 (23)#114 (61)#355 (88)—
2014#257 (1,452)#338 (133)#188 (30)#152 (18)#120 (59)#345 (92)—
2013#252 (1,452)#280 (165)#167 (33)#138 (19)#86 (89)#332 (91)—
2012#225 (1,568)#307 (149)#136 (46)#120 (23)#95 (84)#364 (81)—
2011#228 (1,579)#255 (189)#111 (60)#143 (19)#77 (99)#307 (100)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1951 at #19.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,100 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 2,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Stephen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,100 to 1 in 2,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Stephen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #374WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #639WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #640MNIllinois: #513ILMichigan: #393MINew York: #330NYMassachusetts: #274MAOregon: #604ORNevada: #443NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #346IAIndiana: #371INOhio: #333OHPennsylvania: #196PANew Jersey: #335NJConnecticut: #268CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #429CAUtah: #561UTColorado: #468CONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #489MOKentucky: #345KYWest Virginia: #227WVVirginia: #316VAMaryland: #268MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #527AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #468KSArkansas: #444ARTennessee: #398TNNorth Carolina: #381NCSouth Carolina: #372SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #395OKLouisiana: #353LAMississippi: #239MSAlabama: #375ALGeorgia: #357GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #430TXFlorida: #443FL
Stephen (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#47826

Stephen (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
StephenCanadaBoys#62945
StephenEngland & WalesBoys#71649
StephenIrelandBoys#23220
StephenNorthern IrelandBoys#2537
StephenNSWBoys—too few
StephenScotlandBoys#4008
StephenUSGirls—too few
StephenUSBoys#383829