boy's name

Esteve

  • Origin Catalan
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 348

Esteve is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2001 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Esteve is a name of Catalan origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1988, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1908.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Esteve over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2011, not a full ten years.

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Births named Esteve by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 5
1910s 15
1930s 5
1940s 10
1960s 30
1970s 45
1980s 50
1990s 45
2000s 65
2010s (to 2011) 30
2020s (to 2011) 20

How popular is Esteve?

In 2011, Esteve was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Esteve is used

France as Estève #3,967 5 in 2025
United States #9,827 6 in 2001

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Esteve is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Estève Estève is a rare spelling of Esteve, written with a grave accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. 45

Names that peaked alongside Esteve

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Esteve also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esteve over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Esteve

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esteve — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Esteve

How popular is the name Esteve?

In 2011, Esteve was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Esteve a girl's or a boy's name?

Esteve is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Esteve?

Esteve has 2 syllables.

When was Esteve most popular?

Esteve peaked in 1988, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Esteve a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esteve currently ranks #3,967 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.