Recorded 1959–1990 Boys' name Peak 1984 49 births

Stpehen — boys' name

49 babies named Stpehen in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s61970s61980s271990s5
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Stpehen was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Stpehen in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stpehen

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Stpehen between 1959 and 1990, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stpehen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stpehen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Stpehen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stpehen 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 49 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.

Stpehen at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

49

Since 1959

32 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1959

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1990

Stpehen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1959

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Stpehen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 55% of Stpehen's all-time total
1950s51960s61970s61980s271990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stpehen?
49 babies have been named Stpehen since 1959. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Stpehen most popular?
Stpehen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Stpehen been used?
Stpehen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 32 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Stpehen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stphen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1959–1990 (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.