Stephen
4 countries#383 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Stephen was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
867,669 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #383 · peaked in 1952 with 23,082 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
14,608 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #400 · peaked in 1974 with 866 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
6,353 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #2646 · peaked in 1987 with 282 births
Most common in: La Réunion, Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
1,157 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #253 · peaked in 1998 with 144 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Stephen’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #164 | — |
| 2007 | #172 | ↓8 |
| 2008 | #191 | ↓19 |
| 2009 | #199 | ↓8 |
| 2010 | #201 | ↓2 |
| 2011 | #228 | ↓27 |
| 2012 | #225 | ↑3 |
| 2013 | #252 | ↓27 |
| 2014 | #257 | ↓5 |
| 2015 | #246 | ↑11 |
| 2016 | #265 | ↓19 |
| 2017 | #270 | ↓5 |
| 2018 | #283 | ↓13 |
| 2019 | #310 | ↓27 |
| 2020 | #322 | ↓12 |
| 2021 | #339 | ↓17 |
| 2022 | #358 | ↓19 |
| 2023 | #363 | ↓5 |
| 2024 | #374 | ↓11 |
| 2025 | #383 | ↓9 |
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