Boys' name · since 1991
Estefano
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Estefano, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estefano currently ranks #12598 among boys' names in America, with 158 babies recorded since 1991.
Estefano has 158 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12598 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #14,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,598 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estefano ranks #14,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,598 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estefano's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Estefano compares
158 34th 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
Estefano's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estefano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Estefano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Estefano's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Estefano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Estefano by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Estefano's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Estefano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (56% of all-time use).
Estefano by state
Where Estefano concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 6.3% |
10 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Estefano's data
- Estefano's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Estefanos (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Estefano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Estefano 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.