US rank #5992 Boys' name Peak 2000 531 births

Stephano — #5992 US boys' name

531 babies named Stephano in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s741990s1332000s1602010s1082020s56
#5992
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Stephano was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

22 babies were named Stephano in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephano

The Social Security Administration has registered 531 babies named Stephano between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stephano currently holds the #5992 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephano performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Stephano shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Stephano in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephano 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 531 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.

Stephano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

531

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2000

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,992

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Stephano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
22
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
510152025 20242017201120051999199319871982 6

Stephano by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
160 births that decade — 30% of Stephano's all-time total
1980s741990s1332000s1602010s1082020s56

Stephano by state

Where Stephano concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Stephano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
40 7.5%
Florida share of Stephano's total US births 7.5%

40 of 531 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephano?
531 babies have been named Stephano since 1982. It currently ranks #5992 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 22 births.
When was Stephano most popular?
Stephano was most popular in the 2000s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Stephano most popular?
The top states for the name Stephano are Florida (40 births).
How long has the name Stephano been used?
Stephano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Stephano?
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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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, 1982–2024 (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.