Boys' name · since 1985
Stephanos
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 118 babies named Stephanos, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,500 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stephanos is the #12500 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 118 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephanos has been recorded 118 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #12500 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #16,340 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,500 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephanos ranks #16,340 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,500 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,340 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,500 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stephanos's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Stephanos compares
118 29th 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
Stephanos's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stephanos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stephanos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stephanos splits its recorded history at 2003: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stephanos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Stephanos by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Stephanos's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Stephanos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Stephanos's data
- Stephanos's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stephanos: 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 (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Stephanos 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.