How Many People Are Named Esteban?
people named Esteban are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,258 people in the US has this name
Based on 35,623 babies named Esteban in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,024 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of STEPHEN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Esteban (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Esteban alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Esteban first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 2005, to 1,024 babies. In 2025, 673 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Esteban has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #320, in 2005. In 2025 it ranked #461.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #461 |
| Best rank | #320 (2005) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #341 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Esteban alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Esteban were born in California than in any other state: about 11,183 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Esteban was given 2.9 times as often in Texas, 2.7 times in California and 2.5 times in Arizona.
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