Recorded 1968–1990 Boys' name Peak 1982 29 births

Stehen — boys' name

29 babies named Stehen in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s51980s131990s5
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Stehen was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Stehen in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stehen

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Stehen between 1968 and 1990, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stehen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stehen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Stehen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stehen 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 29 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.

Stehen at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

29

Since 1968

23 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1968

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1990

Stehen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1968

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 19901988198219711968 6

Stehen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 45% of Stehen's all-time total
1960s61970s51980s131990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stehen?
29 babies have been named Stehen since 1968. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Stehen most popular?
Stehen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Stehen been used?
Stehen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 23 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Stehen?
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, 1968–1990 (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.