How Many People Are Named Esteban?
An estimated 32,959 people in the United States have the first name Esteban. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Esteban peaked in popularity in 2005 with 1,024 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esteban as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Esteban paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
32,959
About 1 in 10,399 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2005
1,024 births
Total Registered
34,944
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esteban
Esteban is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 34,944 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Esteban as a male name
Ranked #456 in 2024
681 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (1,024 births)
Esteban as a female name
Ranked #11,513 in 1998
7 female births in 1998
Peak: 1991 (7 births)
Esteban: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esteban span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,658 babies were registered. While Esteban is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Esteban by Decade
How has Esteban tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Esteban by State
Birth registrations for Esteban span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana. On average, about 850 Estebans were registered per state.
Esteban + Last Name Combinations
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Esteban: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esteban?
We estimate approximately 32,959 people named Esteban are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,399 Americans share this first name.
Is Esteban a common name?
Esteban is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,944 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esteban most popular?
Esteban reached peak popularity in 2005, when 1,024 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esteban is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esteban a male name?
Esteban is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esteban Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esteban Smith, Esteban Johnson, Esteban Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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