How popular is the name Stefan?

Stefan ranks 749th among boys' names in US records, with 21,014 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,589.

Is Stefan a unisex name?

No. Stefan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1991, when 719 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#749 of boy names

Pronounced S T EH1 F AA0 N (ARPABET)

Stefan is a boys' name, and first appears in 1910. It has been given to 21,014 children — the 749th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1991, when 719 children were given it.

1991Boys: 719Girls: 6

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Stefan?: Stefan ranks 749th among boys' names in US records, with 21,014 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,589.
Is Stefan a unisex name?: No. Stefan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Stefan most popular?: 1991, when 719 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.