Stepan vs Stephen

Side-by-side comparison of Stepan and Stephen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Stepan

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Name B

Stephen

Boy name · Rank #377

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Metric Stepan Stephen
Current Rank Unranked #377
Total Births (all years) 254 863,904
Peak Year 2019 1952
Peak Year Births 15 23,054
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stepan Stephen
1880ss — 1,684
1890ss — 1,733
1900ss — 2,247
1910ss — 13,503
1920ss — 15,557
1930ss — 18,272
1940ss — 106,810
1950ss — 207,276
1960ss — 152,231
1970ss — 107,812
1980ss 27 113,635
1990ss 49 75,164
2000ss 59 28,901
2010ss 100 14,418
2020ss 19 4,661

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stepan Stephen
2014 14 1,452
2015 9 1,496
2016 13 1,379
2017 10 1,333
2018 9 1,245
2019 15 1,094
2020 6 1,023
2021 — 958
2022 6 918
2023 7 898
2024 — 864

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1981–2023.

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