The first name Stéphane
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Stéphane last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1998, with 9 births (#1,367).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Stéphane with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Stéphane at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Stéphane, the 13,917th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1985, when 40 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.
Famous people named Stéphane
103 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Stéphane MallarméFrench Symbolist poet (1842–1898)
- Stéphane HesselFrench diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917–2013)
- Stéphane GrappelliFrench jazz violinist (1908–1997)
- Stéphane SessègnonBeninese footballer, born 1984
- Stéphane MbiaCameroonian and French professional footballer, born 1986
- Stéphane RuffierFrench footballer (born 1986)
- Stéphane Guivarc'hFrench footballer (born 1970)
- Stéphane SéjournéFrench politician (born 1985)
- Stéphane PeterhanselFrench racecar driver and motorcycle rider, born 1965
- Stéphane LannoyFrench football referee, born 1969
- Stéphane DionCanadian politician, born 1955
- Stéphane DemolBelgian association football player and coach (1966–2023)
Questions
- How popular is the name Stéphane?
- In 2015, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Stéphane, ranking 4,747th. Its peak was 1998, with 9 births.
- Is Stéphane a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,830 US babies named Stéphane since 1880, 62% were girls and 38% boys.
- When was Stéphane most popular?
- 1985 in the United States, when 40 babies were named Stéphane, its highest rank at 2,480th.