Esteban

What Esteban means

Spanish, meaning “crown”

Spanish Erin Derived from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos, “crown”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Esteban” (revision 93543256), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Esteban?

US: Falling: down from #399 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #4747 in 2015, #5137 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2005, when 1,024 boys got the name (#320 that year). First in the US records in 1891.

How common

• About 1 in 2,538 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 90,645 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.23 per 1,000 boys), AZ (1.04 per 1,000 boys), TX (1.01 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Esteban is #461 in the US and #5137 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Esteban were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Esteban

Boys

• Isaiah#57Editor’s note Down from #49 in 2015 to #57 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 320 US boys in the 2025 records
• Caden#201Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #201 vs #745 in 2025
• Hayden#161“hay + valley”^*
• Angel#67Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 2025
• Jack#15Short form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Diego#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #444 in 2025

For a sister

• Delaney#242“from the alder grove”^*
• Isabelle#166Variant of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Isabel#176“my God is an oath”^*
• Grace#38From the word “grace”^*
• Maya#62Editor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records
• Isabella#7Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Esteban’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.