Stephan is an established variant of Stephen that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Stephan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,850 for boy births in the United States (and #3,932 across all names), given to 86 babies — 91 including U.S. territories. Stephan first appears in 1895 and peaked in 1989 (579 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | 91 | — | #1,850 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,719 |
| 2023 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,536 |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,550 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,394 |
| 2020 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,231 |
| 2019 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,264 |
| 2018 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,290 |
| 2017 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,119 |
| 2015 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,172 |
| 2013 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,134 |
| 2012 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,247 |
| 2011 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,114 |
| 2010 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,148 |
| 2009 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,130 |
| 2008 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,132 |
| 2007 | 192 | 192 | — | #1,011 |
| 2006 | 193 | 193 | — | #969 |
| 2005 | 200 | 200 | — | #901 |
| 2004 | 205 | 205 | — | #861 |
| 2003 | 216 | 216 | — | #808 |
| 2002 | 228 | 228 | — | #758 |
| 2001 | 238 | 238 | — | #733 |
| 2000 | 242 | 242 | — | #721 |
| 1999 | 295 | 295 | — | #619 |
| 1998 | 310 | 310 | — | #599 |
| 1997 | 401 | — | — | #511 |
| 1996 | 371 | — | — | #532 |
| 1995 | 475 | — | #10,403 | #470 |
| 1994 | 479 | — | — | #459 |
| 1993 | 425 | — | — | #493 |
| 1992 | 513 | — | #15,291 | #436 |
| 1991 | 523 | — | #12,937 | #431 |
| 1990 | 575 | — | #14,971 | #406 |
| 1989 | 579 | — | — | #382 |
| 1988 | 541 | — | #8,313 | #376 |
| 1987 | 575 | — | #7,915 | #347 |
| 1986 | 484 | — | #8,418 | #386 |
| 1985 | 468 | — | #7,483 | #393 |
| 1984 | 409 | — | #8,062 | #412 |
| 1983 | 365 | — | #11,820 | #435 |
| 1982 | 350 | — | #12,073 | #459 |
| 1981 | 314 | — | #6,262 | #481 |
| 1980 | 303 | — | — | #485 |
| 1979 | 292 | — | — | #484 |
| 1978 | 299 | — | #11,240 | #475 |
| 1977 | 275 | — | — | #490 |
| 1976 | 286 | — | — | #463 |
| 1975 | 287 | — | #10,373 | #477 |
| 1974 | 327 | — | #4,423 | #449 |
| 1973 | 327 | — | #4,552 | #442 |
| 1972 | 371 | — | #3,523 | #422 |
| 1971 | 369 | — | #5,479 | #429 |
| 1970 | 422 | — | #5,019 | #395 |
| 1969 | 449 | — | #5,010 | #375 |
| 1968 | 390 | — | #6,168 | #400 |
| 1967 | 403 | — | #4,580 | #381 |
| 1966 | 401 | — | #7,471 | #382 |
| 1965 | 411 | — | #6,436 | #388 |
| 1964 | 449 | — | #7,670 | #375 |
| 1963 | 442 | — | #7,503 | #382 |
| 1962 | 531 | — | #6,474 | #339 |
| 1961 | 441 | — | #6,474 | #379 |
| 1960 | 418 | — | — | #387 |
| 1959 | 382 | — | — | #407 |
| 1958 | 381 | — | — | #400 |
| 1957 | 464 | — | — | #350 |
| 1956 | 477 | — | #6,777 | #342 |
| 1955 | 493 | — | — | #333 |
| 1954 | 525 | — | — | #314 |
| 1953 | 470 | — | — | #327 |
| 1952 | 455 | — | — | #327 |
| 1951 | 444 | — | — | #326 |
| 1950 | 412 | — | — | #332 |
| 1949 | 373 | — | — | #349 |
| 1948 | 309 | — | — | #389 |
| 1947 | 313 | — | — | #387 |
| 1946 | 208 | — | — | #441 |
| 1945 | 154 | — | — | #487 |
| 1944 | 137 | — | — | #521 |
| 1943 | 143 | — | — | #528 |
| 1942 | 139 | — | — | #520 |
| 1941 | 88 | — | — | #652 |
| 1940 | 67 | — | — | #756 |
| 1939 | 58 | — | — | #804 |
| 1938 | 45 | — | — | #948 |
| 1937 | 31 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1935 | 26 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1934 | 17 | — | — | #1,779 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1932 | 25 | — | — | #1,421 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,449 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,811 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | — | #2,085 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | — | #1,893 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1925 | 25 | — | — | #1,531 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,618 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1921 | 33 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | — | #1,378 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | — | #1,150 |
| 1917 | 45 | — | — | #980 |
| 1916 | 35 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1915 | 39 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1914 | 32 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1913 | 27 | — | — | #967 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #922 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,522 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #848 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,221 |