Steffan vs Stephan
Steffan and Stephancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1996, Steffan was ranked #369 and Stephan #261 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 1996, Steffan was ranked #453 and Stephan #351 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Steffan was ranked #1517 and Stephan #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Steffan and Stephan over time
Steffan and Stephan appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Steffan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stephan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Steffan and Stephan changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1973 and 1996, ending at #453 and #351.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Steffan #303 in 1996, Stephan #526 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Steffan held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Stephan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Steffan #303 in 1996, Stephan #526 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Steffan #1517, Stephan #2088.
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1973–1996
Steffan held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Stephan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Steffan #275 in 1984, Stephan #230 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Steffan #453, Stephan #351.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Steffan | Stephan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #2088 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Steffan and Stephan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Steffan
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #525 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1996
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Stephan
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #446 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2004
Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1969–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2088 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys