Boys' name · since 1989
Estephan
126 babies named Estephan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
126 boys have been named Estephan since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estephan has been recorded 126 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1989 to 2019.
- #15,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 126 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estephan ranks #15,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Estephan's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Estephan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Estephan's full recorded timeline at 1997, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Estephan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2019
- Peak year (2000)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Estephan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (87 births, 69% of the file).
1990s was Estephan's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Estephan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 87 births (69% of all-time use).
Estephan by state
Where Estephan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 126 births nationwide.
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What to do with Estephan's data
- Estephan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Estephans (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Estephan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1989–2019 (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 Estephan 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.