The first name Esteban

In 2025, 673 boys born in the United States were named Esteban, the 461st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 1,024 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Esteban Cambiasso
  Argentine association football player (born 1980)
• Esteban Ocon
  French racing driver, born 1996
• Esteban Paredes
  Chilean footballer and coach, born 1980
• Esteban Echeverría Mamani
  Argentine poet, fiction writer, cultural promoter, and political activist, 1805–1851
• Esteban Alvarado
  Costa Rican football player, born 1989
• Estanislao Esteban Karlic
  Argentine Catholic cardinal and archbishop (1926–2025)
• Óscar Esteban Granados
  Costa Rican footballer, born 1985
• Esteban Solari
  Argentine footballer and manager, born 1980
• Juan Esteban Pedernera
  Argentine politician and military officer (1796–1886)
• Esteban Andrada
  Argentinian association football player, born 1991
• Juan Esteban Montero
  Chilean political figure (1879–1948)
• Esteban Dreer
  Ecuadorian association football player, born 1981

How popular is the name Esteban?

In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Esteban, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2006, with 7 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 35,623 US babies named Esteban since 1880 were boys.

When was Esteban most popular?

2005 in the United States, when 1,024 babies were named Esteban, its highest rank at 320th.

Is Esteban also a surname?

Yes. Esteban is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.