# Stef (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/stef/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /stɛf/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Shortening.

## People named Stef

- Stef Blok, Dutch politician
- Stef Dawson, Australian actress
- Stef Peeters, Belgian footballer
- Stef Bos, Dutch singer
- Stef Van Zummeren, cyclist
- Stef Wils, Belgian football trainer
- Stef Kamil Carlens, Belgian musician
- Stef Wijlaars, Dutch footballer
- Gustaph, Belgian singer (born 1980)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.