Boys' name · since 2020

Stellen

Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Stellen, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,642 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade

Stellen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 2020.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stellen has been recorded 15 times among boys since 2020, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2024.

  • #31,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 2020
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stellen ranks #31,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.

#31,642 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 2020
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Stellen's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Stellen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Stellen splits its recorded history at 2023: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births).

Stellen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2020)
5
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5 202020232024 5

Stellen by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Stellen's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Stellen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stellen?
Stellen has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2020, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,642 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 5 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
Where does Stellen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stellen ranks #31,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Stellen most popular?
Stellen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Stellen been used?
The SSA has tracked Stellen since 2020 -- 5 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Stellen?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Stellen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2020–2024 (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 Stellen 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.