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How popular is the name Stefan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Stefans are alive today.
Stefan (male) is an uncommon boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 422nd in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. The name peaked in 1996, when 222 babies were given the name, the 155th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2019, with 204 babies given the name that year. Its fortunes dipped to rank 481 in 2008 before climbing back to the 422nd place it holds today. Numbers have been falling in recent years. Common short forms of Stefan include Stevie.
The Stefan you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old - or else around 7: the name has two living generations. Half of all Stefans born in England and Wales are between 9 and 32, and there are at least 5,200 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Stefan.
How many babies are named Stefan each year?
Where does Stefan 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 Stefan most popular?
Stefan peaked in 1996, when 222 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Stefan?
At least 5,200 people named Stefan born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Stefan?
Most living Stefans are between 9 and 32; the most common age is about 31. There is a second cluster around 7.
Is Stefan becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.