Esteban
Esteban was given to 673 boys in 2025, #461 among boys’ names; 35,623 Americans have been recorded with it since 1891 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 33,200 Americans named Esteban and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (93% of everyone recorded); the median is 22 years old and half are between 12 and 34.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Esteban by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Esteban mean?
Wiktionary, Spanish section
Esteban is “a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Stephen”
From Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos).
/esˈteban/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Spanish section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Esteban?
#461 among boys’ names, 2025
Esteban fell from #399 in 2015 to #461 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 0.40 to 0.39 per 1,000.
1,024 babies in 2005, the peak
Esteban peaked in 2005, when 1,024 boys were given it, #320 among boys’ names. The 673 births of 2025 are 66% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 673 | #461 | 0.39 |
| 2024 | 682 | #459 | 0.40 |
| 2023 | 703 | #442 | 0.41 |
| 2022 | 718 | #431 | 0.41 |
| 2021 | 716 | #435 | 0.41 |
| 2020 | 633 | #471 | 0.37 |
| 2019 | 685 | #446 | 0.38 |
| 2018 | 687 | #441 | 0.38 |
| 2017 | 725 | #428 | 0.39 |
| 2016 | 762 | #416 | 0.40 |
Every recorded year (121)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 775 | #399 | 0.40 |
| 2014 | 790 | #395 | 0.41 |
| 2013 | 761 | #392 | 0.40 |
| 2012 | 760 | #392 | 0.40 |
| 2011 | 764 | #382 | 0.40 |
| 2010 | 762 | #378 | 0.40 |
| 2009 | 798 | #382 | 0.40 |
| 2008 | 853 | #364 | 0.42 |
| 2007 | 893 | #354 | 0.43 |
| 2006 | 972 | #331 | 0.47 |
| 2005 | 1,024 | #320 | 0.51 |
| 2004 | 810 | #351 | 0.41 |
| 2003 | 843 | #338 | 0.43 |
| 2002 | 817 | #336 | 0.42 |
| 2001 | 827 | #334 | 0.43 |
| 2000 | 822 | #334 | 0.42 |
| 1999 | 710 | #368 | 0.37 |
| 1998 | 717 | #363 | 0.38 |
| 1997 | 699 | #360 | 0.37 |
| 1996 | 735 | #339 | 0.39 |
| 1995 | 692 | #354 | 0.36 |
| 1994 | 619 | #379 | 0.32 |
| 1993 | 597 | #385 | 0.30 |
| 1992 | 589 | #389 | 0.29 |
| 1991 | 541 | #417 | 0.27 |
| 1990 | 557 | #412 | 0.27 |
| 1989 | 479 | #430 | 0.24 |
| 1988 | 399 | #451 | 0.21 |
| 1987 | 344 | #478 | 0.18 |
| 1986 | 338 | #471 | 0.18 |
| 1985 | 365 | #448 | 0.20 |
| 1984 | 313 | #474 | 0.17 |
| 1983 | 341 | #451 | 0.19 |
| 1982 | 316 | #477 | 0.17 |
| 1981 | 356 | #438 | 0.20 |
| 1980 | 341 | #454 | 0.19 |
| 1979 | 302 | #473 | 0.18 |
| 1978 | 274 | #488 | 0.17 |
| 1977 | 303 | #460 | 0.18 |
| 1976 | 257 | #498 | 0.16 |
| 1975 | 261 | #494 | 0.17 |
| 1974 | 216 | #548 | 0.14 |
| 1973 | 173 | #601 | 0.11 |
| 1972 | 193 | #574 | 0.12 |
| 1971 | 166 | #638 | 0.09 |
| 1970 | 156 | #656 | 0.08 |
| 1969 | 146 | #654 | 0.08 |
| 1968 | 125 | #670 | 0.07 |
| 1967 | 106 | #721 | 0.06 |
| 1966 | 127 | #657 | 0.07 |
| 1965 | 101 | #736 | 0.05 |
| 1964 | 100 | #765 | 0.05 |
| 1963 | 85 | #822 | 0.04 |
| 1962 | 87 | #814 | 0.04 |
| 1961 | 78 | #867 | 0.04 |
| 1960 | 80 | #845 | 0.04 |
| 1959 | 71 | #908 | 0.03 |
| 1958 | 76 | #867 | 0.04 |
| 1957 | 68 | #919 | 0.03 |
| 1956 | 70 | #893 | 0.03 |
| 1955 | 57 | #995 | 0.03 |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,104 | 0.02 |
| 1953 | 68 | #868 | 0.03 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,159 | 0.02 |
| 1951 | 50 | #996 | 0.03 |
| 1950 | 61 | #880 | 0.03 |
| 1949 | 61 | #877 | 0.03 |
| 1948 | 63 | #863 | 0.04 |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,002 | 0.03 |
| 1946 | 47 | #989 | 0.03 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,089 | 0.03 |
| 1944 | 48 | #921 | 0.04 |
| 1943 | 47 | #981 | 0.03 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,146 | 0.03 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,307 | 0.02 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,343 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,106 | 0.03 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,318 | 0.02 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,495 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,104 | 0.03 |
| 1935 | 38 | #1,047 | 0.04 |
| 1934 | 46 | #933 | 0.04 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,212 | 0.03 |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,204 | 0.03 |
| 1931 | 45 | #986 | 0.04 |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,095 | 0.04 |
| 1929 | 55 | #906 | 0.05 |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,234 | 0.03 |
| 1927 | 56 | #914 | 0.05 |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,040 | 0.04 |
| 1925 | 52 | #935 | 0.05 |
| 1924 | 48 | #1,022 | 0.04 |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,439 | 0.02 |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,520 | 0.02 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,520 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,394 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,833 | 0.02 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,618 | 0.02 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,473 | 0.01 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,474 | 0.03 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,001 | 0.02 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,568 | 0.02 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,716 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,785 | 0.02 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,316 | 0.04 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,670 | 0.03 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,330 | 0.04 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,449 | 0.03 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,298 | 0.04 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,294 | 0.04 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,017 | 0.05 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Esteban a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Esteban has been given almost only to boys: 31 girls in 121 years of records.
Girls and boys named Esteban: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Esteban, and how old are they?
33,200 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 93% of the 35,623 Americans ever recorded as Esteban. The median Esteban alive today is 22 years old; half are between 12 and 34.
The 2020 Census counted 40,480 people named Esteban (115 women and girls, 40,365 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 29,782 born in the U.S. The Census count is 36% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 124 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 854 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 2,900 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 7,250 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 12,900 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 9,240 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Esteban born?
The states with the most babies named Esteban are Texas, California and Florida, with 58% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 176 | #225 | 2.8× |
| California | 165 | #227 | 2.6× |
| Florida | 36 | #501 | 0.9× |
| Arizona | 34 | #238 | 2.2× |
| Illinois | 21 | #492 | 1.0× |
| Georgia | 19 | #547 | 0.4× |
| North Carolina | 17 | #576 | 0.4× |
| Washington | 13 | #541 | 0.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | #756 | 0.1× |
| New York | 10 | #1,153 | 0.7× |
Where Esteban is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Esteban is most over-represented in Texas: since 1910 it was given 2.8 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Esteban with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 44,924 babies since 1880, Esteban is the most given (79% of them). In 2025 it was given to 673 of their 738 babies (91%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Esteban
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Esteban and names like it
- Compare Esteban and EstevanBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2000sEsteban peaked in 2005.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Esteban since 1910.
- Ancient Greek namesWiktionary’s origin for Esteban: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2005The year the most babies were named Esteban.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Esteban alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with EMost given first.