Boys' name · since 1982
Stephano
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 542 babies named Stephano, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
542 babies have been named Stephano since 1982, making it today's #7354 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephano has been recorded 542 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #7354 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #7,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephano ranks #7,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 542 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Stephano's 542 recorded births place it above 83.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Stephano compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% of 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
Stephano's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stephano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stephano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stephano's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stephano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Stephano by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Stephano's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Stephano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (30% of all-time use).
How Stephano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Stephano's total volume
Stephano by state
Where Stephano concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 40 | 7.4% |
40 of 542 births nationwide.
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What to do with Stephano's data
- Stephano's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Stephanos (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Stephano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Stephano 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.