Boys' name · since 1981
Stepan
Stepan has 261 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 261
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stepan is the #9983 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 261 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Stepan recorded 261 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #9983 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #11,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,983 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 261 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stepan ranks #11,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,983 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 261 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 261
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stepan's 261 recorded births place it above 74.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Stepan compares
261 43rd 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
Stepan's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stepan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 261 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stepan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Stepan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Stepan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Stepan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Stepan's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Stepan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (38% of all-time use).
Stepan by state
Where Stepan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 7.7% |
20 of 261 births nationwide.
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What to do with Stepan's data
- Stepan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stepans (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Stepan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Stepan 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.