Name profile

Stefan

Form of Stephen used in several languages.

PronunciationGerman /ˈʃtɛ.fan/; Swedish /ˈsteː.fan/; Dutch /ˈsteː.fɑn/; Polish /ˈstɛ.fan/; Bulgarian /ˈstɛ.fɐn/; Serbian /ˈstê.faːn/
Usage languagesBulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Swedish
US rank (2025)#1,021

Meaning and history

Štefan is a form of Stephen used in several languages. Notable bearers include the Serbian rulers Stefan Nemanja, Stefan Nemanjić, and Stefan Lazarević, all of whom are considered saints in the Orthodox Church.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 223 births, rank #885
2007: 212 births, rank #934
2008: 194 births, rank #1,005
2009: 202 births, rank #982
2010: 240 births, rank #874
20112011: 238 births, rank #877
2012: 218 births, rank #933
2013: 256 births, rank #835
2014: 260 births, rank #853
2015: 293 births, rank #796
20162016: 264 births, rank #849
2017: 314 births, rank #750
2018: 249 births, rank #876
2019: 258 births, rank #859
2020: 257 births, rank #879
20212021: 257 births, rank #893
2022: 239 births, rank #950
2023: 234 births, rank #961
2024: 226 births, rank #993
20252025: 219 births, rank #1,021

Stefan moved from #962 to #996 for boys between 2023 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 1991, with 719 births.