How Many People Are Named Sten?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Sten. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Sten peaked in popularity in 1965 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sten 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 Sten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1965
10 births
Total Registered
170
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sten
Sten is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 170 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sten as a male name
Ranked #8,520 in 2003
8 male births in 2003
Peak: 1965 (10 births)
Sten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sten span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 66 babies were registered. Sten has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sten by Decade
How has Sten 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.
Sten by State
Sten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sten
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Sten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sten?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Sten 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Sten a common name?
Sten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 170 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sten most popular?
Sten reached peak popularity in 1965, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sten is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sten a male name?
Sten is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sten Smith, Sten Johnson, Sten 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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