US rank #2208 Boys' name Peak 2003 8,891 births

Estevan — #2208 US boys' name

8,891 babies named Estevan in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2208
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Estevan was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

282 babies were named Estevan in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Estevan

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,891 babies named Estevan between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Estevan currently holds the #2208 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 282 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Estevan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Estevan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,773 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Estevan in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Estevan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 8,891 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Estevan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,891

Since 1885

140 years of records

Peak year

2003

282 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,208

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1885

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2024

Estevan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
282
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Estevan popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1993 (Estevan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19951993 5

Estevan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,278 births that decade — 26% of Estevan's all-time total
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Estevan by state

Where Estevan concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Estevan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,773 31.2%
#2 Texas
2,135 24.0%
#3 New Mexico
864 9.7%
#4 Arizona
617 6.9%
#5 Colorado
206 2.3%
#6 Illinois
163 1.8%
#7 Florida
119 1.3%
#8 Washington
55 0.6%
California share of Estevan's total US births 31.2%
Even split

2,773 of 8,891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Estevan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Estevan?
8,891 babies have been named Estevan since 1885. It currently ranks #2208 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 282 births.
When was Estevan most popular?
Estevan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,278 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Estevan most popular?
The top states for the name Estevan are California (2,773 births), Texas (2,135 births), New Mexico (864 births).
How long has the name Estevan been used?
Estevan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 140 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Estevan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Esteban, Estel, Eston, Estill, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1885–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.