Stephen

Boy Ancient Greek #363 in 2023

Stephen is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Stephen

The first Christian martyr. From Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from στέφανος, from στέφω. From stegʷʰ- + pos=suffix forming an adjective or noun from -nós.

Popularity of Stephen

Popularity, 1880–2023

898 births in 2023

1880 2023

863,040 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1952

23,081 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.