Boys' name · since 1989

Stephaun

132 babies named Stephaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,616 of 45,481
all-time among boys
132
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Stephaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 132 recorded since 1989.

Stephaun has 132 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2012.

  • #15,616 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 132 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephaun ranks #15,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#15,616 of 45,481
all-time among boys
132
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Stephaun's 132 recorded births place it above 65.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Stephaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Stephaun splits its recorded history at 2001: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Stephaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
46810121416 1989199419982002200720112012 5

Stephaun by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (61 births, 46% of the file).

1990s was Stephaun's strongest decade.

61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Stephaun births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stephaun?
Stephaun has been given to 132 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,616 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 14 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Stephaun sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stephaun ranks #15,616 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Stephaun most popular?
Stephaun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Stephaun been used?
Stephaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 24 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Stephaun?
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.

What to do with Stephaun's data

  • Stephaun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Stephaun

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Stephaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2012 (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 Stephaun 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.