Stefan

What Stefan means

Means “to crown”

From Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Stefan” (revision 93817721), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Stefan?

US: Falling: down from #796 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #351 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1991, when 719 boys got the name (#339 that year). First in the US records in 1910.

How common

• About 1 in 7,799 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 2,862 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 AR (0.4 per 1,000 boys), MA (0.3 per 1,000 boys), OH (0.29 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Stefan is #1021 in the US and #422 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 Stefan were boys.

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

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Steven1,261 US · 31 E&W
• Stephan86 US · 6 E&W
• Steffan8 US · 19 E&W
• Stefon16 US
• Stevan12 US
• Stefen8 US
• Steffen5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Stefan

Boys

• James#6“May He Heel”^*
• Peter#187“stone, rock”^*
• Charles#48“free man”^*
• Thomas#34“twin”^*
• Paul#262“small”^*
• Mark#244Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 58,727 babies; 1,416 in 2025

For a sister

• Margaret#112“pearl”^*
• Mary#125Same root as Miriam, possibly meaning “bitter”^*
• Amy#257“beloved”^*
• Victoria#54“victory”^*
• Elizabeth#17“my God is an oath”^*
• Sara#198Variant of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”^*

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 Stefan’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.