Stefan is a boy's name of German origin meaning “crown.” In 2024 it was given to 225 boys in the United States.
Stefan belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “crown” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Stephen.
In the United States, Stefan first appears in Social Security records in 1910. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #339 in 1991, and in 2024 225 babies received the name — 20,972 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Stefan means “crown” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Stefan is a boy name. In 2024, 225 babies received the name in the US.
Stefan comes from the German, French, Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition. It is also spelled Stephen.
Stefan first appears in US records in 1910. Its best-ever ranking was #339 in 1991, and 225 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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