# Stefan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/stefan/  
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 |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “to crown”, “that which surrounds”, “crown”, “wreath” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Stef |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 21,237 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 21,195 / 42 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,782, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Stefan is grouped under crown.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5 | 11,065 |
| 1985 | 13 | 5,625 |
| 1986 | 7 | 9,423 |
| 1987 | 6 | 11,126 |
| 1989 | 5 | 14,267 |
| 1991 | 6 | 12,934 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 238 | 880 |
| 2012 | 218 | 935 |
| 2013 | 256 | 837 |
| 2014 | 260 | 855 |
| 2015 | 293 | 800 |
| 2016 | 264 | 854 |
| 2017 | 314 | 751 |
| 2018 | 249 | 881 |
| 2019 | 258 | 861 |
| 2020 | 257 | 881 |
| 2021 | 257 | 895 |
| 2022 | 239 | 951 |
| 2023 | 234 | 962 |
| 2024 | 226 | 996 |
| 2025 | 219 | 1,023 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 89 | 436 |
| 2012 | 139 | 321 |
| 2013 | 106 | 382 |
| 2014 | 144 | 318 |
| 2015 | 131 | 351 |
| 2016 | 133 | 350 |
| 2017 | 158 | 317 |
| 2018 | 179 | 279 |
| 2019 | 204 | 244 |
| 2020 | 177 | 264 |
| 2021 | 161 | 293 |
| 2022 | 144 | 314 |
| 2023 | 120 | 351 |
| 2024 | 108 | 385 |
| 2025 | 95 | 422 |

## People named Stefan

- Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (1881–1942)
- Stefan de Vrij, Dutch association football player (born 1992)
- Stefan Dušan, emperor of Serbia 1331–1355
- Stefan Kießling, German association football player
- Stefan Effenberg, German association football player
- Stefan Raab, German entertainer
- Stefan Kuntz, German association football player and manager
- Stefan Reuter, German football executive and player (born 1966)
- Stefan Posch, Austrian association football player
- Stefan Ortega, German association football player
- Stefan Kraft, Austrian ski jumper
- Stefan Lainer, Austrian association football player

## 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.