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Stephan

Boy · STEF-an · Greek

Stephan is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “crown, garland”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,837th for boys in the US (86 babies).

What does Stephan mean?

Greek: German and Dutch form of Stephen

“crown, garland”

A German and Dutch spelling of Stephen.

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

Stephan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 86 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Stephan in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#3,329among boys
Babies in 2025
6about 1 in 50,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 35% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Stephan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 35 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Stephan than any year since 2014.

Half of all the boys named Stephan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. 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 Stephan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #382, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 35 in 19962025
Stephan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20256#3,329
202411#2,149
20239#2,468
20228#2,678
202110#2,257
202014#1,733
201912#1,974
201814#1,803
201715#1,738
201618#1,512
201512#1,990
20146#3,125
201312#1,901
201213#1,850
201115#1,619
20109#2,306
200915#1,582
200812#1,810
200716#1,458
200619#1,207
200513#1,522
200413#1,417
200317#1,124
20029#1,594
200119#949
200026#743
199919#900
199822#790
199716#973
199635#543

How popular is Stephan in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,837among boys
Babies in 2025
86about 1 in 20,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 33% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 86 boys in the US were named Stephan, making it the 1,837th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,225th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 579 boys. It first appears in the records in 1895.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Stephan than any year since 1940.

Half of all the boys named Stephan in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 359 boys in the US were given Stephan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #694, up from #1,837 for this spelling alone.

1895Busiest: 579 in 19892025
Stephan in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202586#1,837
202497#1,709
2023115#1,530
2022116#1,540
2021132#1,383
2020153#1,225
2019149#1,258
2018143#1,282
2017142#1,276
2016175#1,116
2015166#1,139
2014160#1,170
2013161#1,128
2012142#1,244
2011166#1,108
2010162#1,143
2009164#1,125
2008162#1,129
2007192#1,005
2006193#963
2005200#900
2004205#860
2003216#803
2002228#756
2001238#729
2000242#717
1999295#616
1998310#599
1997401#511
1996371#531
1995467#470
1994479#459
1993425#493
1992508#436
1991517#431
1990570#404
1989579#382
1988532#376
1987566#347
1986476#386
1985459#392
1984401#412
1983360#434
1982345#458
1981303#479
1980303#484
1979292#484
1978294#474
1977275#490
1976286#463
1975282#476
1974313#447
1973314#441
1972353#422
1971359#429
1970411#395
1969439#374
1968383#400
1967393#381
1966396#380
1965405#388
1964444#375
1963437#381
1962525#339
1961435#379
1960418#387
1959382#406
1958381#399
1957464#350
1956472#342
1955493#332
1954525#312
1953470#326
1952455#325
1951444#326
1950412#332
1949373#349
1948309#389
1947313#386
1946208#441
1945154#484
1944137#519
1943143#524
1942139#520
194188#648
194067#751
193958#800
193845#939
193731#1,180
193623#1,384
193526#1,326
193417#1,725
193331#1,181
193225#1,387
193111#2,327
193018#1,753
192915#2,002
192818#1,822
192722#1,647
192621#1,661
192525#1,493
192412#2,473
192320#1,752
192224#1,545
192133#1,267
192026#1,457
191928#1,351
191837#1,124
191745#964
191635#1,096
191539#1,015
191432#986
191327#950
191220#1,023
19119#1,189
191013#859
19090–
19086#1,216
19075#1,344
19065#1,252
19050–
19040–
19035#1,129
19020–
19010–
19000–
18998#786
18986#1,001
18970–
18960–
18955#1,078

Names like Stephan

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

Jason Nathan Michael Patrick Daniel Adam Matthew Jordan Christopher Robin Jamie David

Other spellings of Stephan

Stefan Steffan Stephon

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