Stefano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- STEH-fah-noh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,539 for boys
Stefano is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “crown; garland”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Stefano mean?
Greek: Italian form of Stephen
“crown; garland”
Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was stoned to death in Jerusalem (Acts 7).
Is Stefano a girl's or a boy's name?
Stefano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Stefano in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Stefano, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Stefano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Stefano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,110 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Stefano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Stefano, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Stefano in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were given Stefano or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,923, up from #2,539 for this spelling alone.
- Stefano 52
- Stephano 11
Stefano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,112 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,116 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,207 |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,368 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,164 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,002 |
| 2011 | 65 | #2,058 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,117 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 58 | #2,257 |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,918 |
| 2005 | 83 | #1,633 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,797 |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,769 |
| 2001 | 78 | #1,539 |
| 2000 | 67 | #1,695 |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,474 |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,462 |
| 1997 | 61 | #1,645 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,411 |
| 1995 | 68 | #1,443 |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,369 |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,175 |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,377 |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,177 |
| 1990 | 61 | #1,430 |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,447 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,610 |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,510 |
| 1985 | 56 | #1,281 |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,689 |
| 1983 | 40 | #1,515 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,834 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,928 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,890 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,650 |
Names like Stefano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexander Joshua Luke Christopher Sebastian Nico Jason Nicholas Benjamin Adam Elliot Samuel
Other spellings of Stefano
Names related to Stefano
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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, “Stefano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/stefano, updated 20 October 2026.