Stephon — #2530 US boys' name
8,762 babies named Stephon in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 82% of names given to boys today.
37% of everyone ever named Stephon was born in this single decade.
406 babies were named Stephon in 1997 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Stephon
The Social Security Administration has registered 8,762 babies named Stephon between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stephon currently holds the #2530 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 406 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Stephon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,265 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Stephon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 898 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Stephon in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Stephon 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 8,762 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.
Stephon at a glance
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Current rank
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Stephon popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955
- Peak year (1997)
- 406
- Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
Currently ranks #2530 among boys.
8,762 total births across 70 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 406 births in a single year.
Stephon popularity over time — girls
14 total births recorded since 1988 (Stephon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Stephon accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Stephon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 3,265 births that decade — 37% of Stephon's all-time total
Stephon decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,265 births
- Runner-up 1,716 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Stephon's strongest decade
3,265 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Stephon by state
Where Stephon concentrates geographically — total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 898 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 486 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 484 | 5.5% |
| #4 | California | | 401 | 4.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 384 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 352 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 345 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 340 | 3.9% |
898 of 8,762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 10.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.5% of nationwide
- Florida 5.5% of nationwide
- California 4.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 10.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Stephon appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1955–2024 (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.