Boy or Girl

Is Stephan a boy or girl name?

Stephan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 96 boys were named Stephan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 27,814 US babies named Stephan were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,723
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Stephan since 1895
27,814
Most popular year
1989
579 babies
Babies named Stephan each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Stephan from 1895 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01503004506001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Stephan, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s1900%
1900s2100%
1910s28500%
1920s21600%
1930s28500%
1940s1,93100%
1950s4,49750.1%
1960s4,273601.4%
1970s3,177762.3%
1980s4,324641.5%
1990s4,343240.5%
2000s2,03800%
2010s1,56600%
2020s61000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202496#1,7230–
2023114#1,5440–
2022116#1,5460–
2021131#1,4050–
2020153#1,2300–
2019149#1,2620–
2018143#1,2900–
2017142#1,2840–
2016175#1,1190–
2015166#1,1400–
2014160#1,1720–
2013161#1,1340–
2012142#1,2470–
2011166#1,1140–
2010162#1,1480–
2009164#1,1300–
2008161#1,1360–
2007192#1,0100–
2006193#9690–
2005199#9030–
2004205#8610–
2003216#8080–
2002228#7580–
2001238#7330–
2000242#7210–
1999295#6190–
1998310#5990–
1997401#5110–
1996371#5320–
1995467#4708#10,403
1994479#4590–
1993425#4930–
1992508#4365#15,290
1991517#4316#12,937
1990570#4065#14,971
1989579#3820–
1988532#3769#8,313
1987566#3479#7,915
1986476#3868#8,418
1985459#3939#7,483
1984401#4128#8,061
1983360#4355#11,819
1982345#4595#12,072
1981303#48111#6,262
1980303#4850–
1979292#4840–
1978294#4755#11,240
1977275#4900–
1976286#4640–
1975282#4775#10,372
1974313#44914#4,423
1973313#44413#4,552
1972353#42218#3,522
1971358#42910#5,479
1970411#39511#5,019
1969439#37510#5,010
1968383#4007#6,168
1967393#38110#4,581
1966396#3815#7,471
1965404#3886#6,436
1964444#3755#7,672
1963437#3825#7,503
1962524#3396#6,476
1961435#3796#6,475
1960418#3870–
1959381#4070–
1958381#4000–
1957464#3500–
1956472#3425#6,777
1955493#3330–
1954525#3140–
1953470#3270–
1952455#3270–
1951444#3260–
1950412#3320–
1949373#3490–
1948309#3890–
1947313#3870–
1946208#4410–
1945154#4870–
1944137#5210–
1943143#5280–
1942139#5200–
194188#6510–
194067#7560–
193958#8040–
193845#9480–
193731#1,2080–
193623#1,4140–
193526#1,3490–
193417#1,7790–
193331#1,1970–
193225#1,4210–
193111#2,4490–
193018#1,8110–
192915#2,0850–
192818#1,8930–
192722#1,6860–
192621#1,7080–
192525#1,5310–
192412#2,6180–
192320#1,8030–
192224#1,5840–
192133#1,2940–
192026#1,4980–
191928#1,3780–
191837#1,1500–
191745#9800–
191635#1,1140–
191539#1,0350–
191432#1,0000–
191327#9670–
191220#1,0530–
19119#1,2810–
191013#9220–
19090–0–
19086#1,3570–
19075#1,5220–
19065#1,3970–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19035#1,2890–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18998#8480–
18986#1,1070–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18955#1,2210–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Stephan reached #314 in 1954. As a girl name, it reached #3,522 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Stephan

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.