Recorded 1961–2012 Boys' name Peak 1990 158 births

Stepfon — boys' name

158 babies named Stepfon in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s51980s371990s852000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Stepfon was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Stepfon in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stepfon

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Stepfon between 1961 and 2012, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stepfon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stepfon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Stepfon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stepfon 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 158 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.

Stepfon at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

158

Since 1961

52 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1961

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2012

Stepfon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1961

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
46810121416 20121998199519921989198619701961 8

Stepfon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 54% of Stepfon's all-time total
1960s211970s51980s371990s852000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stepfon?
158 babies have been named Stepfon since 1961. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Stepfon most popular?
Stepfon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Stepfon been used?
Stepfon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 52 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Stepfon?
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, 1961–2012 (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.