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Stephan

maleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #526 to #3256.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#526#3256
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#526
1997#964
1998#813
1999#840
2000#710
2001#910
2002#1519
2003#1053
2004#1347
2005#1617
2006#1280
2007#1361
2008#1706
2009#1568
2010#2199
2011#1688
2012#1962
2013#1796
2014#2964
2015#1902
2016#1704
2017#1703
2018#1683
2019#1869
2020#1723
2021#2301
2022#2529
2023#2325
2024#2088
2025#3256

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 44 of the 52 years from 1957 to 2008.

In 2008: #574 among boys in Norway, #1706 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1957–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1969–2004

    Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1969–2004).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #196 in Republic of Ireland in 1969.

Stephan'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
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#208811HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#23259HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#25298HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#23019HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#172313HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#186912HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#168314HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#170314HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#170414HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#190212HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#29646HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#179612HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#196211HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#168813HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#156814HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#170612HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#136116HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#128016HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#161711HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#105317HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#91018HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#71025HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#84019HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#81319HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#96415HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#52633HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5744HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4447HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5095HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4666HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4806HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4776HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5724HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4497HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#35111HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5615HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5435HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4378HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#35412HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4708HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#32615HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#23725HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#31715HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#23025HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#27121HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#24024HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#27619HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#32215HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#29517HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#42210HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#34713HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#28117HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#37212HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#25619HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#32314HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5067HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5785HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#27517HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#37111HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5336HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#33712HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#36310HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#3949HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4786HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#36910HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4207HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5244HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#5104HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4464HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2617HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2326HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#2724HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2307HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2505HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2505HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2466HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2645HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2317HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2278HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2904HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#1969HighVerified

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

Where Stephan is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Stephan, between 1957 and 2025, in 65 of those 69 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
Norway1957–200844#230 in 1987
Republic of Ireland1969–200418#196 in 1969
England and Wales1996–202530#526 in 1996

Its high point came 27 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1969) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1957; it appears again in 1962.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • 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 3 regions, from 1957 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #196 in Republic of Ireland in 1969. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.