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Esteban

Gender
Boy
Say it
es-TEH-bahn
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#5,065 for boys
US rank, 2025
#461 for boys

Esteban is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “crown”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 461st for boys in the US (673 babies).

What does Esteban mean?

Greek: Spanish form of Stephen

“crown”

Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr, stoned to death in Jerusalem according to Acts 7.

Is Esteban a girl's or a boy's name?

Esteban is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 673 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Esteban in the UK?

Rank in 2025
5,065th among boys
Babies in 2025
3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
Five-year trend
Falling fast down 77% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Esteban, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 boys.

Half of all the boys named Esteban in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.

2000Busiest: 8 in 20062025
Esteban in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253#5,065
20240–
20230–
20227#2,922
20216#3,179
20203#4,803
20193#4,913
20187#2,823
20174#4,161
20167#2,947
20153#4,955
20145#3,529
20130–
20126#3,167
20117#2,736
20105#3,478
20096#2,970
20087#2,616
20076#2,873
20068#2,193
20054#3,330
20046#2,399
20030–
20020–
20014#2,714
20004#2,612

How popular is Esteban in the US?

Rank in 2025
461st among boys
Babies in 2025
673 about 1 in 2,500 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 3% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 673 boys in the US were named Esteban, making it the 461st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 471st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 1,024 boys. It first appears in the records in 1891.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Esteban than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Esteban in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.

1891Busiest: 1,024 in 20052025
Esteban in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025673#461
2024682#458
2023703#442
2022718#431
2021716#435
2020633#471
2019685#446
2018687#440
2017725#428
2016762#416
2015775#399
2014790#395
2013761#392
2012760#392
2011764#382
2010762#378
2009798#381
2008853#364
2007893#354
2006972#331
20051,024#320
2004810#351
2003843#338
2002817#336
2001827#334
2000822#334
1999710#368
1998717#363
1997699#360
1996735#339
1995692#354
1994619#379
1993597#385
1992589#389
1991541#417
1990557#412
1989479#430
1988399#451
1987344#478
1986338#471
1985365#448
1984313#474
1983341#451
1982316#477
1981356#438
1980341#454
1979302#473
1978274#488
1977303#460
1976257#497
1975261#493
1974216#547
1973173#601
1972193#573
1971166#637
1970156#655
1969146#654
1968125#669
1967106#720
1966127#656
1965101#736
1964100#763
196385#821
196287#814
196178#866
196080#841
195971#905
195876#866
195768#918
195670#893
195557#994
195446#1,100
195368#867
195241#1,151
195150#991
195061#877
194961#877
194863#861
194751#999
194647#980
194536#1,077
194448#918
194347#980
194236#1,139
194126#1,300
194025#1,334
193934#1,103
193826#1,310
193721#1,481
193635#1,095
193538#1,040
193446#931
193330#1,202
193232#1,198
193145#983
193040#1,093
192955#900
192834#1,228
192756#911
192645#1,034
192552#933
192448#1,020
192327#1,420
192225#1,503
192125#1,509
192028#1,382
191918#1,810
191822#1,595
191711#2,422
191623#1,458
191514#1,967
191416#1,544
191311#1,675
19129#1,745
19118#1,289
19105#1,588
19096#1,277
19085#1,372
19070–
19065#1,252
19055#1,232
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18970–
18960–
18950–
18940–
18930–
18920–
18915#962

Names like Esteban

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Ethan, Sebastian, Elijah, Lucas, Roman, Evan, Gabriel, Zachary, Elias, Damian, Elliot, Mason

Names related to Esteban

Estiben, Estaban

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Esteban: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esteban, updated 20 October 2026.