Stefan

“Crown; wreath” — Greek origin

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

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. Stef is a short form of Stefan. 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.

Around the world: #4 in Bosnia (Rep. Srpska) (2025) · #6 in Serbia (2025) · #60 in Poland (2025) · #84 in Austria (2025).

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

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 · The Originals
Stefan Urquelle — Family Matters
Stefan Skellen — The Witcher · Time of Contempt

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.

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

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