Boys' name · since 1988
Estefan
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 337 babies named Estefan, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Estefan currently ranks #11087 among boys' names in America, with 337 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estefan has been recorded 337 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #11087 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,087 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 337 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estefan ranks #9,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,087 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 337 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Estefan's 337 recorded births place it above 78.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Estefan compares
337 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Estefan's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estefan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 337 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Estefan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Estefan splits its recorded history at 2004: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Estefan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Estefan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (168 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Estefan's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Estefan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 168 births (50% of all-time use).
Estefan by state
Where Estefan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 3.6% |
19 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Estefan's data
- Estefan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Estefans (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estefan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Estefan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.