Boys' name · since 1885
Estevan
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 8,956 babies named Estevan, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,184 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,956
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,956 babies have been named Estevan since 1885, making it today's #2184 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Estevan recorded 8,956 times among boys since 1885, holding rank #2184 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,289 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,184 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,956 born since 1885
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Estevan ranks #1,289 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,184 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,956 born since 1885, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,184 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,956
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
Estevan's 8,956 recorded births place it above 97.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Estevan compares
8,956 Top 10% higher than 90% of 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
Estevan's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Estevan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,956 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 282 | 34 | 22,252 |
Estevan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Estevan splits its recorded history at 1969: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 282 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Estevan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 282
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Estevan popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1993 (Estevan as girls' name)
Estevan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,278 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Estevan's strongest decade.
2,278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Estevan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s 154
1920s
154 births
- 1930s 150
1930s
150 births
- 1940s 151
1940s
151 births
- 1950s 184
1950s
184 births
- 1960s 274
1960s
274 births
- 1970s 614
1970s
614 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,236 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,229 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,278 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,214 births
- 2020s 418
2020s
418 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,278 births (25% of all-time use).
How Estevan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Estevan's total volume
Estevan by state
Where Estevan concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,797 | 31.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,151 | 24.0% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 864 | 9.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 623 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 206 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 163 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 119 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 55 | 0.6% |
2,797 of 8,956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Estevan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Estevan's data
- Estevan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,278 total births); usage has since declined to 418 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Estevans (2,797 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 Estevan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Estevan 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.