How Many People Are Named Stefan?
An estimated 19,685 people in the United States have the first name Stefan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Stefan peaked in popularity in 1991 with 725 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stefan 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 Stefan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,685
About 1 in 17,412 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
725 births
Total Registered
21,014
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stefan
Stefan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21,014 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Stefan as a male name
Ranked #1,000 in 2024
225 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (719 births)
Stefan as a female name
Ranked #12,934 in 1991
6 female births in 1991
Peak: 1985 (13 births)
Stefan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stefan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,405 babies were registered. Stefan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stefan by Decade
How has Stefan 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.
Stefan by State
Birth registrations for Stefan span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Vermont, Nebraska. On average, about 387 Stefans were registered per state.
Stefan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stefan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stefan
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stefan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stefan?
We estimate approximately 19,685 people named Stefan 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 17,412 Americans share this first name.
Is Stefan a common name?
Stefan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,014 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stefan most popular?
Stefan reached peak popularity in 1991, when 725 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stefan is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stefan a male name?
Stefan is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stefan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stefan Smith, Stefan Johnson, Stefan 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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