Stellan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- STEL-an
- Origin
- Scandinavian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,138 for boys
Stellan is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,138th for boys in the US (186 babies).
What does Stellan mean?
Scandinavian: Swedish name
A Swedish name whose origin is uncertain.
Is Stellan a girl's or a boy's name?
Stellan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 186 boys in the US.
How popular is Stellan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Stellan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Stellan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Stellan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
How popular is Stellan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 186 about 1 in 9,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 186 boys in the US were named Stellan, making it the 1,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,655th. It first appears in the records in 1998. 6 girls were also named Stellan in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Stellan of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Stellan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Stellan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 186 | #1,138 |
| 2024 | 126 | #1,438 |
| 2023 | 122 | #1,473 |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,760 |
| 2021 | 116 | #1,527 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1,655 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,592 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,919 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,890 |
| 2015 | 92 | #1,691 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,112 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,873 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
Names like Stellan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jenson, Hudson, Rowan, Albie, Jaxon, Enzo, Theo, Grayson, Roman, Oakley, Sullivan, Atlas
More Scandinavian names
Kaia, Jensen, Maren, Gustavo, Anders, Iverson, Kari, Kaja, Larson, Olsen, Nea, Ronya, Jensyn, Soley, Loa, Lilja
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, “Stellan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/stellan, updated 20 October 2026.