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Steffen

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Steffen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Steffen: Recorded since 1946, it reached #24 in 1985, and it stood at #519 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2000

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2000, ranging from #1505 to #2901.19961997199819992000#1505#2901
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
1997#2337
1998#2901
1999#1505
2000#2142

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 71 of the 80 years from 1946 to 2025.

In 2000: #88 among boys in Norway, #2142 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1946–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #341 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 1985.

Steffen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#5194HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4605HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4535HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4805HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#3829HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4367HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4188HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#36011HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4298HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#23522HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#33612HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#25619HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#30715HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#23423HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#22424HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#17236HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#16737HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#14846HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#14349HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#14345HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#12457HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#9377HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#8890HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#76102HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#74104HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#60124HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#64131HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#68122HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#62129HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#60138HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#50172HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#59149HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#50166HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#48175HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#43187HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#50165HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#29226HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#24235HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#63122HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#11277HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#14551HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#14553HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#15148HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#17341HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#14551HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#16343HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#15148HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#16443HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#18436HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#21526HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#19634HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#22424HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#20627HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#21426HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#26316HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#28114HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#26016HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#27115HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#31112HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#26914HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#24316HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3747HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3668HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#28911HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3677HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3348HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3806HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3387HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3755HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3624HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#3416HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Steffen is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Steffen, between 1946 and 2025, in 71 of those 80 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1946–202571#24 in 1985
England and Wales1996–20005#1505 in 1999

Its high point came 14 years earlier in Norway (1985) than in England and Wales (1999).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1948; it appears again in 1952.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #24 in Norway in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.