How popular is the name Stephan?

Stephan ranks 630th among boys' names in US records, with 30,704 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,550.

Is Stephan a unisex name?

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

1989, when 707 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Steffen, Steffan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#630 of boy names

Pronounced S T EH1 F AH0 N (ARPABET)

Stephan is a boys' name, and first appears in 1895. It has been given to 30,704 children — the 630th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 21% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1989, when 707 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Steffen and Steffan — because they are pronounced identically.

1989Boys: 707Girls: 0

These spellings sound identical to Stephan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

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 Stephan?: Stephan ranks 630th among boys' names in US records, with 30,704 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,550.
Is Stephan a unisex name?: No. Stephan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Stephan most popular?: 1989, when 707 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Stephan spelled?: Steffen, Steffan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.