Stefan

Meaning: Crown; wreath
Origin: Greek

Nicknames: Stef

Boy's name · #1023 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Stefan's best rank, #339, came in 1991; it has settled back to #1023 today. Roughly 21,000 boys have been named Stefan since 1910.

Across the states

See where Stefan is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Stefan is especially popular in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) and Serbia.

#4 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #6 in Serbia (2025) · #60 in Poland (2025) · #84 in Austria (2025) · #173 in Slovenia (2025) · #273 in Norway (2025) · #364 in Switzerland (2025) · #391 in N. Ireland (2025) · #419 in Sweden (2025) · #424 in England & Wales (2025) · #429 in Ireland (2025) · #587 in Netherlands (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Stefans

Stefan Zweig — Austrian writer (1881–1942)
Stefan Banach — Polish mathematician (1892–1945)
Stefan Löfven — Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021
Stefán Karl Stefánsson — Icelandic actor (1975–2018)
Stefan Hell — Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany

In stories & tradition

Stefan Salvatore — The Vampire Diaries (novel series)
Stefan Urquelle^es — Family Matters (TV series)
Stefan Skellen^pl — The Witcher (book series)

What Stefans become

Among 11,871 notable people named Stefan:

Medical professionals appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Stefan Kutzsche, Norwegian pediatrician.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Stephan (#1850), Stefan would rank around #814 with about 300 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Stefan and Stephan.

Similar names: Stephan · Demetrius · Steve · Kristian · Jovan · Dorian

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