Steffen Boy
How popular is Steffen?
#12,004 boy name in 2025
5 baby boys were named Steffen in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
1,412living people named Steffen (est.)
35median age of people named Steffen
1,505babies named Steffen since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Steffen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #12,004 for boys (▲ 340 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,995 in 2015, #5,447 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (77 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,267 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1948 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Steffen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Stephen family of names ranked #285 for boys in 2025 (#271 the year before), with 1,217 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen | 829 | 68% |
| Stefan | 219 | 18% |
| Stephan | 86 | 7% |
| Stephon | 46 | 4% |
| Stefon | 16 | 1% |
| Stefen | 8 | 1% |
| Steffen | 5 | 0% |
| Steffan | 8 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Steffen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1950s | 65 | #2,250 |
| 1960s | 125 | #1,852 |
| 1970s | 132 | #2,202 |
| 1980s | 374 | #1,335 |
| 1990s | 458 | #1,267 |
| 2000s | 179 | #3,316 |
| 2010s | 122 | #4,978 |
| 2020s | 44 | #5,447 |
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Questions
- Is Steffen a boy or girl name?
- Steffen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Steffen were boys.
- How popular is the name Steffen?
- 5 baby boys were named Steffen in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
- When was Steffen most popular?
- Steffen peaked in 1991, when 77 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,267 in 1991.
- How many people are named Steffen?
- 1,505 babies have been named Steffen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,412 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
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.