Boys' name · since 1968
Stefanos
Stefanos has 514 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,452 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 514
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stefanos is the #5452 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 514 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stefanos has been recorded 514 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #5452 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #7,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,452 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 514 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stefanos ranks #7,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,452 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 514 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,452 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 514
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stefanos's 514 recorded births place it above 82.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Stefanos compares
514 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Stefanos's all-time total is 39% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stefanos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 514 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stefanos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stefanos splits its recorded history at 2000: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stefanos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Stefanos by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Stefanos's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Stefanos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (23% of all-time use).
How Stefanos 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 Stefanos's total volume
Stefanos by state
Where Stefanos concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 4.1% |
21 of 514 births nationwide.
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What to do with Stefanos's data
- Stefanos's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Stefanoss (21 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 Stefanos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Stefanos 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.