US rank #2282 Boys' name Peak 1993 3,099 births

Stefano — #2282 US boys' name

3,099 babies named Stefano in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s101950s351960s1551970s2231980s3791990s7342000s6862010s5702020s289
#2282
of 14,243 boys in use

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

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Stefano was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

90 babies were named Stefano in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stefano

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,099 babies named Stefano between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stefano currently holds the #2282 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stefano performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 734 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Stefano shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 601 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Stefano in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stefano 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 3,099 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.

Stefano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,099

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1993

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,282

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Stefano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
90
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Stefano by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
734 births that decade — 24% of Stefano's all-time total
1910s181920s101950s351960s1551970s2231980s3791990s7342000s6862010s5702020s289

Stefano by state

Where Stefano concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Stefano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
601 19.4%
#2 Florida
491 15.8%
#3 California
303 9.8%
#4 New Jersey
113 3.6%
#5 Texas
57 1.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
35 1.1%
#7 Illinois
17 0.5%
#8 Massachusetts
15 0.5%
New York share of Stefano's total US births 19.4%
Even split

601 of 3,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Stefano appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stefano?
3,099 babies have been named Stefano since 1914. It currently ranks #2282 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 90 births.
When was Stefano most popular?
Stefano was most popular in the 1990s decade with 734 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Stefano most popular?
The top states for the name Stefano are New York (601 births), Florida (491 births), California (303 births).
How long has the name Stefano been used?
Stefano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Stefano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Steven, Stephen, Steve, Sterling, 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, 1914–2024 (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.