How Many People Are Named Sten?
people named Sten are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,357,136 people in the US has this name
Based on 170 babies named Sten in Social Security records from 1945 to 2003, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
10 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sten in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sten alive today is about 51 years old, and 64% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 37 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sten first appears in the records in 1945 and was given most often in 1965, to 10 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2003.
Babies given the name each year, 1945 to 2003
🏆 Rank History
Sten has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,760, in 1965.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,760 (1965) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,359 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sten alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sten were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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