Total births
30
Boys' name · since 1989
Estephen
30 babies named Estephen in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 1989–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Estephen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 1989.
Estephen has 30 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1996.
- 30 total births
- 1989–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 boys have been named Estephen since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 30
- total births
- 1989–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Estephen was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
7 babies were named Estephen in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Estephen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Estephen splits its recorded history at 1992: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Estephen at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Estephen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1996
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Estephen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Estephen's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Estephen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Estephen? ▼
Estephen has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 7 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Estephen most popular? ▼
Estephen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Estephen been used? ▼
Records for Estephen go back to 1989, giving 8 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Estephen? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Estephen: Baby Name Since 1989 - 30 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/estephen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Estephen 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 July 2026.