Stephan

“Crown; wreath” — Greek origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 9,500 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

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 — Pokémon
Stephan Levin — Captain Tsubasa
Stephan Bronski — The Tin Drum

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).

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

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