Sten

STEHN /ˈstɛn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Sten is a very rare variant of Stan that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Sten is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Sten was first reported in SSA data in 1945 and peaked in 1965 (10 births).

About the name Sten

PronunciationSTEHN /ˈstɛn/
CultureDanishEstonianNorwegianSwedish
10peak births 1965
1945first in SSA data

Names similar to Sten

How popular is Sten?

Boys named Sten
19451950196019701980199020002003
Boys named Sten per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1945–2003 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2003) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sten total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200388#8,521
19958—#6,897
19927—#7,296
19915—#9,443
19895—#9,063
19885—#8,352
19855—#7,447
19818—#4,903
19777—#5,053
19755—#6,225
19738—#4,014
19717—#4,329
197010—#3,251
19696—#4,349
19678—#3,206
19668—#3,215
196510—#2,761
19645—#4,539
19639—#3,026
19627—#3,591
19616—#4,011
19607—#3,623
19546—#3,772
19525—#4,198
19455—#3,719