Boys' name · since 1914
Stefano
Stefano has 3,150 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,150
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,150 babies have been named Stefano since 1914, making it today's #2547 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Stefano recorded 3,150 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #2547 nationally today, ahead of 82% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #2,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,547 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,150 born since 1914
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stefano ranks #2,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,547 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,150 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,150
- born since 1914
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stefano's 3,150 recorded births place it above 94.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Stefano compares
3,150 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Stefano's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stefano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,150 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stefano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stefano's full recorded timeline at 1987, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stefano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Stefano by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (734 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Stefano's strongest decade.
734 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Stefano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 155
1960s
155 births
- 1970s 223
1970s
223 births
- 1980s
1980s
378 births
- 1990s
1990s
734 births
- 2000s
2000s
686 births
- 2010s
2010s
570 births
- 2020s
2020s
341 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 734 births (23% of all-time use).
How Stefano 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 Stefano's total volume
Stefano by state
Where Stefano concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 601 | 19.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 506 | 16.1% |
| #3 | California | | 309 | 9.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 113 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 63 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 15 | 0.5% |
601 of 3,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Stefano appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stefano's data
- Stefano's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (734 total births) through the 2020s (341) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Stefanos (601 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Stefano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Stefano 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.