Stefan
Boy · STEF-an · Greek
Stefan is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “crown, garland”. In 2025 it ranked 447th for boys in the UK (99 babies) and 1,021st for boys in the US (219 babies).
What does Stefan mean?
Greek: form of Stephen
“crown, garland”
The form of Stephen used in German, Polish, Scandinavian and other languages.
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- STEF-an
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Is Stefan a girl's or a boy's name?
Stefan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 99 boys in the UK and 219 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Stefan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #447among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were named Stefan, making it the 447th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 277th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 253 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Stefan than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Stefan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 124 boys in the UK were given Stefan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #382, up from #447 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 422nd in England and Wales and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Stefan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #447 |
| 2024 | 116 | #402 |
| 2023 | 131 | #359 |
| 2022 | 153 | #331 |
| 2021 | 175 | #297 |
| 2020 | 186 | #277 |
| 2019 | 217 | #257 |
| 2018 | 193 | #291 |
| 2017 | 168 | #334 |
| 2016 | 146 | #358 |
| 2015 | 141 | #365 |
| 2014 | 151 | #337 |
| 2013 | 112 | #417 |
| 2012 | 154 | #332 |
| 2011 | 104 | #421 |
| 2010 | 87 | #472 |
| 2009 | 91 | #457 |
| 2008 | 75 | #516 |
| 2007 | 89 | #440 |
| 2006 | 100 | #380 |
| 2005 | 101 | #350 |
| 2004 | 103 | #327 |
| 2003 | 90 | #339 |
| 2002 | 120 | #272 |
| 2001 | 111 | #278 |
| 2000 | 133 | #243 |
| 1999 | 186 | #197 |
| 1998 | 178 | #204 |
| 1997 | 206 | #185 |
| 1996 | 253 | #154 |
How popular is Stefan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 219about 1 in 7,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 219 boys in the US were named Stefan, making it the 1,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 879th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 719 boys. It first appears in the records in 1910.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Stefan than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Stefan in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 359 boys in the US were given Stefan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #694, up from #1,021 for this spelling alone.
Stefan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 219 | #1,021 |
| 2024 | 226 | #993 |
| 2023 | 234 | #961 |
| 2022 | 239 | #950 |
| 2021 | 257 | #893 |
| 2020 | 257 | #879 |
| 2019 | 258 | #859 |
| 2018 | 249 | #876 |
| 2017 | 314 | #750 |
| 2016 | 264 | #849 |
| 2015 | 293 | #796 |
| 2014 | 260 | #853 |
| 2013 | 256 | #835 |
| 2012 | 218 | #933 |
| 2011 | 238 | #877 |
| 2010 | 240 | #874 |
| 2009 | 202 | #982 |
| 2008 | 194 | #1,005 |
| 2007 | 212 | #934 |
| 2006 | 223 | #885 |
| 2005 | 241 | #799 |
| 2004 | 227 | #795 |
| 2003 | 274 | #696 |
| 2002 | 283 | #661 |
| 2001 | 304 | #625 |
| 2000 | 360 | #571 |
| 1999 | 362 | #554 |
| 1998 | 390 | #530 |
| 1997 | 503 | #446 |
| 1996 | 454 | #480 |
| 1995 | 530 | #429 |
| 1994 | 588 | #395 |
| 1993 | 601 | #382 |
| 1992 | 614 | #376 |
| 1991 | 719 | #339 |
| 1990 | 638 | #366 |
| 1989 | 668 | #345 |
| 1988 | 607 | #346 |
| 1987 | 514 | #375 |
| 1986 | 491 | #375 |
| 1985 | 423 | #413 |
| 1984 | 339 | #454 |
| 1983 | 256 | #522 |
| 1982 | 255 | #534 |
| 1981 | 228 | #566 |
| 1980 | 235 | #562 |
| 1979 | 204 | #599 |
| 1978 | 219 | #567 |
| 1977 | 227 | #552 |
| 1976 | 208 | #559 |
| 1975 | 220 | #542 |
| 1974 | 220 | #540 |
| 1973 | 252 | #489 |
| 1972 | 257 | #489 |
| 1971 | 257 | #509 |
| 1970 | 323 | #454 |
| 1969 | 217 | #533 |
| 1968 | 165 | #591 |
| 1967 | 178 | #560 |
| 1966 | 141 | #623 |
| 1965 | 155 | #616 |
| 1964 | 137 | #662 |
| 1963 | 183 | #584 |
| 1962 | 178 | #585 |
| 1961 | 154 | #631 |
| 1960 | 134 | #675 |
| 1959 | 94 | #790 |
| 1958 | 57 | #1,005 |
| 1957 | 63 | #956 |
| 1956 | 86 | #803 |
| 1955 | 57 | #994 |
| 1954 | 62 | #938 |
| 1953 | 59 | #931 |
| 1952 | 60 | #914 |
| 1951 | 60 | #911 |
| 1950 | 53 | #947 |
| 1949 | 53 | #945 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1947 | 41 | #1,135 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,444 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,255 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,698 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,496 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,712 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,818 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,062 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,747 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,384 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,595 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,642 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,183 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
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