# Stephan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/stephan/  
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 | Greek |
| Meaning | “to crown”, “that which surrounds”, “crown”, “wreath” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 27,910 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 27,681 / 229 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 410, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Stephan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14 | 4,423 |
| 1975 | 5 | 10,373 |
| 1978 | 5 | 11,240 |
| 1981 | 11 | 6,262 |
| 1982 | 5 | 12,073 |
| 1983 | 5 | 11,820 |
| 1984 | 8 | 8,062 |
| 1985 | 9 | 7,483 |
| 1986 | 8 | 8,418 |
| 1987 | 9 | 7,915 |
| 1988 | 9 | 8,313 |
| 1990 | 5 | 14,971 |
| 1991 | 6 | 12,937 |
| 1992 | 5 | 15,291 |
| 1995 | 8 | 10,403 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 166 | 1,114 |
| 2012 | 142 | 1,247 |
| 2013 | 161 | 1,134 |
| 2014 | 160 | 1,172 |
| 2015 | 166 | 1,140 |
| 2016 | 175 | 1,119 |
| 2017 | 142 | 1,284 |
| 2018 | 143 | 1,290 |
| 2019 | 149 | 1,264 |
| 2020 | 153 | 1,231 |
| 2021 | 132 | 1,394 |
| 2022 | 116 | 1,550 |
| 2023 | 115 | 1,536 |
| 2024 | 97 | 1,719 |
| 2025 | 86 | 1,850 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 1,688 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,962 |
| 2013 | 12 | 1,796 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1,902 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1,704 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,703 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1,683 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1,869 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,723 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,529 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,325 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2,088 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## People named Stephan

- Stephan Endlicher, Austrian botanist, linguist and numismatist (1804–1849)
- Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer
- Stephan Eberharter, Austrian alpine skier
- Stephan Schröck, Filipino association football player (born 1986)
- Stephan James, Canadian film and television actor
- Stephan Engels, German footballer
- Stephan Beckenbauer, German footballer (1968–2015)
- Stephan Fürstner, German football player
- Stephan Elliott, Australian film director
- Stephan Bonnar, American mixed martial artist (1977–2022)
- Stephan Embacher, Austrian ski jumper
- Stephan Ackermann, Bishop of Trier

## 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.