How Many People Are Named Stephan?
people named Stephan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,778 people in the US has this name
Based on 27,910 babies named Stephan in Social Security records from 1895 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
579 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German and Dutch form of STEPHEN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Stephan, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Stephan alive today is about 44 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Stephan first appears in the records in 1895 and was given most often in 1989, to 579 babies. In 2025, 86 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1895 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Stephan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #313, in 1954. In 2025 it ranked #1,850.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,850 |
| Best rank | #313 (1954) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #346 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Stephan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Stephan were born in California than in any other state: about 2,583 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Stephan was given 1.6 times as often in Florida, 1.6 times in New York and 1.4 times in Illinois.
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