Recorded 1988–1997 Boys' name Peak 1989 53 births

Stefone — boys' name

53 babies named Stefone in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s38
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Stefone was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Stefone in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stefone

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Stefone between 1988 and 1997, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stefone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stefone performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Stefone shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stefone 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 53 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.

Stefone at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

53

Since 1988

10 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1988

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1997

Stefone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1988

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 19971995199319921991199019891988 7

Stefone by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 72% of Stefone's all-time total
1980s151990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stefone?
53 babies have been named Stefone since 1988. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Stefone most popular?
Stefone was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Stefone been used?
Stefone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Stefone?
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.

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, 1988–1997 (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.