boy's name
Estevan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,632
Estevan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2003, when 282 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
Estevan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1910s | 49 |
| 1920s | 154 |
| 1930s | 150 |
| 1940s | 151 |
| 1950s | 184 |
| 1960s | 274 |
| 1970s | 614 |
| 1980s | 1,236 |
| 1990s | 2,239 |
| 2000s | 2,278 |
| 2010s | 1,214 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 418 |
How popular is Estevan?
In 2025, Estevan was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Estevan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Estevan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Estévan | Estévan is a rare spelling of Estevan, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Estevan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Estevan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Estevan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Estevan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Estevan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Estevan
How popular is the name Estevan?
In 2025, Estevan was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Estevan a girl's or a boy's name?
Estevan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Estevan most popular?
Estevan peaked in 2003, when 282 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Estevan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Estevan currently ranks #2,195 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.