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How popular is the name Esteban?
Births per year, rank history and how many Estebans are alive today.
Esteban (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 5137th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 2006, when 7 babies were given the name, the 2282nd most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2016, with 7 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2006; the 2025 figure is roughly 43% of its peak. Common short forms of Esteban include Stevie.
The Esteban you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old - or else around 5: the name has two living generations. Half of all Estebans born in England and Wales are between 9 and 22, and there are at least 130 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Esteban - on average, only one in every 2,331 such rooms contains a Esteban.
How many babies are named Esteban each year?
Where does Esteban rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Esteban most popular?
Esteban peaked in 2006, when 7 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Esteban?
At least 130 people named Esteban born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Esteban?
Most living Estebans are between 9 and 22; the most common age is about 19. There is a second cluster around 5.
Is Esteban becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.