Boys' name · since 1972
Stelios
222 babies named Stelios in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stelios is the #7316 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 222 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stelios has been recorded 222 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #7316 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #12,340 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,316 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 222 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stelios ranks #12,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,316 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 222 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stelios's 222 recorded births place it above 72.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Stelios compares
222 40th percentile among 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
Stelios's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stelios | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 222 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stelios's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stelios's full recorded timeline at 2006, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stelios popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Stelios by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Stelios's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Stelios births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Stelios's data
- Stelios's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stelios: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Stelios 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.