Stephan
Meaning
crown, garland (variant of Stephen)
Stephan around the world
One shared root links 11 names across 5 languages.
Shared root: from Greek stephanos "crown, garland"
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Stephan peaked in the 1940s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
619 people · the #11,548 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 30
Among people named Stephan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 42 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Stephan
People given the name Stephan in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Stephan deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Stephan truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Stephan fits with your family’s names and surname.
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