Recorded 1970–2023 Boys' name Peak 1993 234 births

Estaban — boys' name

234 babies named Estaban in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s521990s692000s502010s232020s7
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Estaban was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Estaban in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Estaban

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Estaban between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Estaban currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estaban performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Estaban shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Estaban in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estaban in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 234 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Estaban at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

234

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Estaban popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 202320102004199919951989198319781970 7

Estaban by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 29% of Estaban's all-time total
1970s331980s521990s692000s502010s232020s7

Estaban by state

Where Estaban concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Estaban
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 5.6%
California share of Estaban's total US births 5.6%

13 of 234 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estaban?
234 babies have been named Estaban since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Estaban most popular?
Estaban was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Estaban most popular?
The top states for the name Estaban are California (13 births).
How long has the name Estaban been used?
Estaban has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Estaban?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esteban, Estevan, Estel, Eston, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.