Stephan

Meaning: Crown; wreath
Origin: Greek

Nicknames: Steph

Boy's name · #1850 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Stephan — on the books since 1895, #1850 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 28,000 boys share it.

Across the states

See where Stephan is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Stephan ranks in other countries and regions.

#307 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #952 in Ecuador (2025) · #963 in Austria (2025) · #3,176 in Canada (2024).

Famous Stephans

Stephan El Shaarawy — Italian association football player (born 1992)
Stephan Lichtsteiner — Swiss footballer
Stephan Andersen — Danish footballer
Stephan Endlicher — Austrian botanist, linguist and numismatist (1804–1849)
Stephan Eberharter — Austrian alpine skier

In stories & tradition

Stephan^it — Pokémon (anime series)
Stephan Levin^it — Captain Tsubasa (manga)
Stephan Bronski — The Tin Drum (book)

What Stephans become

Among 3,870 notable people named Stephan:

Medical professionals appear 2.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Stephan Westmann, German soldier and physician (1893–1964).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Stefan (#1023), Stephan would rank around #814 with about 300 births last year — the newborns split about 72/28 between Stefan and Stephan.

Similar names: Stefan · Denis · Stuart · Myron · Steve · Jovan

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