Recorded 1971–2001 Boys' name Peak 1990 21 births

Stepfan — boys' name

21 babies named Stepfan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s112000s5
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Stepfan was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Stepfan in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stepfan

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Stepfan between 1971 and 2001, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stepfan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stepfan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Stepfan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stepfan 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 21 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.

Stepfan at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

21

Since 1971

31 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1971

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2001

Stepfan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1971

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 2001199419901971 5

Stepfan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 52% of Stepfan's all-time total
1970s51990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stepfan?
21 babies have been named Stepfan since 1971. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Stepfan most popular?
Stepfan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Stepfan been used?
Stepfan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 31 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Stepfan?
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, 1971–2001 (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.