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Stefan

OriginGerman, Scandinavian, Polish, and Russian variation of Stephen, Greek
Meaning"crown, garland"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · boys#1023

2025 SSA

About Stefan

An elegant, continental name for the post-Steve era. It debuted on the US Top 1000 in 1949, fell off in 2008 for one year, then dropped off again in 2024 and seems to be heading downward along with all the other variations of the classic Stephen.

Stefan is also given to girls.

Pronounced STEF-ahn.

As of October 2026, Stefan ranked #12934 in US births in 1991 SSA, peaked at #5625 in 1985.

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Famous Stefans

  • Stefan Uroš IV DušanBoy

    King of Serbia

  • (Kjell) Stefan LöfvenBoy

    Prime Minister of Sweden

  • Stefan LoganBoy

    American football player

  • Stefan ZweigBoy

    Austrian novelist

  • Stefan KießlingBoy

    German footballer

  • Stefán Karl StefánssonBoy

    Icelandic actor

  • Stefan Bengt EdbergBoy

    Swedish tennis player

  • Stefan Jaimy StruveBoy

    Dutch mixed martial artist

  • Stefan Kendal Gordy aka RedfooBoy

    American rapper and singer

  • Stefan Basil MolyneuxBoy

    Canadian podcaster and YouTuber

  • Stefan Corbin Burnett aka MC RideBoy

    American rapper

  • Stefan KapičićBoy

    Serbian actor

  • Stefan Walter HellBoy

    Romanian,German physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  • Stefan LiBoy

    Youtuber, creator of StefandStefani

  • Stefan James Donald John "Stef" AbingdonBoy

    English YouTuber and musician of The Midnight Beast

  • Stefan DjokovicBoy

    son of tennis star Novak Djokovic

Stefan in pop culture

  • Stefan SalvatoreBoy

    character in TV series "The Vampire Diaries"

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