Boys' name · since 1910
Stefan
Stefan has 21,195 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,021 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,195
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
21,195 babies have been named Stefan since 1910, making it today's #1021 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Stefan recorded 21,195 times among boys since 1910, holding rank #1021 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,021 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,195 born since 1910
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stefan ranks #814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,021 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,195 born since 1910, peaking in the 1990s.
- #814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,021 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,195
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stefan's 21,195 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Stefan compares
21,195 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Stefan's all-time total is 57x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stefan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,195 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 719 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stefan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stefan's full recorded timeline at 1969, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 719 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stefan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 719
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Stefan popularity over time - girls
42 total births recorded since 1977 (Stefan as girls' name)
Stefan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5,399 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Stefan's strongest decade.
5,399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Stefan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 103
1920s
103 births
- 1930s 78
1930s
78 births
- 1940s 262
1940s
262 births
- 1950s 651
1950s
651 births
- 1960s 1,642
1960s
1,642 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,387 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,016 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,399 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,520 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,590 births
- 2020s 1,432
2020s
1,432 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5,399 births (25% of all-time use).
How Stefan 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 Stefan's total volume
Stefan by state
Where Stefan concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,369 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,294 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,222 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,184 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,131 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 965 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 819 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 795 | 3.8% |
2,369 of 21,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Stefan appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stefan's data
- Stefan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (5,399 total births); usage has since declined to 1,432 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stefans (2,369 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 Stefan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Stefan 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.