Recorded 1975–1987 Boys' name Peak 1975 11 births

Tephen — boys' name

11 babies named Tephen in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s5
1970s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tephen in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tephen

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Tephen between 1975 and 1987, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tephen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tephen performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tephen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tephen 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 11 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.

Tephen at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

11

Since 1975

13 years of records

Peak year

1975

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1975

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1987

Tephen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1975

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1975)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 19871975 6

Tephen by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Tephen's all-time total
1970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tephen?
11 babies have been named Tephen since 1975. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1975 with 6 births.
When was Tephen most popular?
Tephen was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Tephen been used?
Tephen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 13 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Tephen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teppei. 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, 1975–1987 (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.