Boys' name · since 1968
Stehen
Stehen has 29 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stehen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Stehen recorded 29 times among boys since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1990.
- #26,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stehen ranks #26,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Stehen's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stehen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stehen splits its recorded history at 1982: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stehen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1990
- Peak year (1982)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Stehen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Stehen's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Stehen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Stehen's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Stehen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1968–1990 (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 Stehen 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.