Esteban Boy
How popular is Esteban?
#461 boy name in 2025
673 baby boys were named Esteban in the US in 2025, making it the 461st most popular boy name.
33,421living people named Esteban (est.)
22median age of people named Esteban
35,623babies named Esteban since 1880
1 in 4,926US babies born in 2025
Esteban popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #461 for boys (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 673 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #399 in 2015, #471 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (1,024 boys) |
| Highest rank | #320 in 2005 |
| First recorded | 1891 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Esteban is most popular
Babies named Esteban per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Arizona: 1.2 per 1,000 (193 boys)
- Texas: 1.0 per 1,000 (873 boys)
- California: 1.0 per 1,000 (878 boys)
- Nevada: 0.7 per 1,000 (40 boys)
Esteban by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #962 |
| 1900s | 21 | #1,232 |
| 1910s | 137 | #1,289 |
| 1920s | 395 | #900 |
| 1930s | 347 | #931 |
| 1940s | 440 | #861 |
| 1950s | 608 | #866 |
| 1960s | 1,035 | #654 |
| 1970s | 2,301 | #460 |
| 1980s | 3,592 | #430 |
| 1990s | 6,456 | #339 |
| 2000s | 8,659 | #320 |
| 2010s | 7,471 | #378 |
| 2020s | 4,125 | #431 |
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Questions
- Is Esteban a boy or girl name?
- Esteban is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Esteban were boys.
- How popular is the name Esteban?
- 673 baby boys were named Esteban in the US in 2025, making it the 461st most popular boy name.
- When was Esteban most popular?
- Esteban peaked in 2005, when 1,024 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #320 in 2005.
- How many people are named Esteban?
- 35,623 babies have been named Esteban in the US since 1880. We estimate about 33,421 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Esteban most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Esteban was most common in New Mexico, at 1.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.