boy's name
Stefen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,131
Stefen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1989, when 41 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Stefen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 55 |
| 1980s | 197 |
| 1990s | 254 |
| 2000s | 126 |
| 2010s | 170 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 54 |
How popular is Stefen?
In 2025, Stefen was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Stefen 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 Stefen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Stéfen | Stéfen is a rare spelling of Stefen, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Stefen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Stefen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Stefen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Stefen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Stefen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Stefen
How popular is the name Stefen?
In 2025, Stefen was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Stefen a girl's or a boy's name?
Stefen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Stefen most popular?
Stefen peaked in 1989, when 41 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Stefen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Stefen currently ranks #9,266 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.