Recorded 1985–2020 Boys' name Peak 2000 113 births

Stephanos — boys' name

113 babies named Stephanos in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s442000s382010s182020s5
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Stephanos was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Stephanos in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stephanos

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Stephanos between 1985 and 2020, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stephanos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephanos performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Stephanos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stephanos 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 113 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.

Stephanos at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

113

Since 1985

36 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1985

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2020

Stephanos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1985

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 2020201320052000199519911985 8

Stephanos by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 39% of Stephanos's all-time total
1980s81990s442000s382010s182020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephanos?
113 babies have been named Stephanos since 1985. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Stephanos most popular?
Stephanos was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Stephanos been used?
Stephanos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 36 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Stephanos?
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, 1985–2020 (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.