How Many People Are Named Stephens?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Stephens. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Stephens peaked in popularity in 1953 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stephens 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 Stephens paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1953
22 births
Total Registered
391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stephens
Stephens is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 391 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Stephens as a male name
Ranked #6,616 in 1992
8 male births in 1992
Peak: 1953 (22 births)
Stephens: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stephens span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 98 babies were registered. Stephens has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stephens by Decade
How has Stephens 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.
Stephens by State
Stephens + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stephens as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stephens
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stephens: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stephens?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Stephens 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 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Stephens a common name?
Stephens is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stephens most popular?
Stephens reached peak popularity in 1953, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stephens is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stephens a male name?
Stephens is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stephens Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stephens Smith, Stephens Johnson, Stephens 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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