How Many People Are Named Stefan?
people named Stefan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 17,431 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,237 babies named Stefan in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
725 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Slovene and Slovak 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 Stefan (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Stefan alive today is about 32 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 20 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Stefan first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1991, to 725 babies. In 2025, 219 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Stefan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #339, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #1,023.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,023 |
| Best rank | #339 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #428 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Stefan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Stefan were born in California than in any other state: about 2,223 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Stefan was given 1.9 times as often in New York, 1.6 times in New Jersey and 1.5 times in Colorado.
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