How Many People Are Named Stephon?
An estimated 8,472 people in the United States have the first name Stephon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Stephon peaked in popularity in 1997 with 406 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stephon 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 Stephon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,472
About 1 in 40,457 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1997
406 births
Total Registered
8,776
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stephon
Stephon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,776 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Stephon as a male name
Ranked #2,541 in 2024
53 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (406 births)
Stephon as a female name
Ranked #15,446 in 1995
5 female births in 1995
Peak: 1988 (9 births)
Stephon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stephon span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,270 babies were registered. Stephon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Stephon by Decade
How has Stephon 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.
Stephon by State
Birth registrations for Stephon span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Kansas, Connecticut. On average, about 195 Stephons were registered per state.
Stephon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stephon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stephon
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stephon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stephon?
We estimate approximately 8,472 people named Stephon 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 40,457 Americans share this first name.
Is Stephon a common name?
Stephon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,776 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stephon most popular?
Stephon reached peak popularity in 1997, when 406 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stephon is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stephon a male name?
Stephon is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stephon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stephon Smith, Stephon Johnson, Stephon 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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