Stefan

Meaning and origin of Stefan

Popularity of Stefan in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1931.
• Over recent years, Stefan has been falling (−4.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Stefan every 82 schools, all spellings combined.

Stefan in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  335^th boys’ name34 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,112

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  339^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,122

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  485^th boys’ name70 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,428−4.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  381^st boys’ name323 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,558−8.8% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  699^th boys’ name9 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,949

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  639^th boys’ name11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,449

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  987^th boys’ name679 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,572−1.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Stephan5
• Stéphan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Stefan

• Stéphane
• Saphir
• Sylas
• Andrei
• Filip
• Alek
• Damon
• Pietro
• Levon
• Basil
• Christophe
• Peter

See also

• →French names of Greek origin