Esteban

Where Esteban comes from

Esteban hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #963 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1980
    Esteban Cambiasso born
    Argentine association football player
  3. 1996
    Esteban Ocon born
    French racing driver
  4. 2005
    Peak, #320
    1,024 babies named Esteban — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Esteban Cambiasso · Argentine association football player, born 1980
  • Esteban Ocon · French racing driver, born 1996
  • Esteban Granero · Spanish footballer, born 1987
  • Esteban Gutiérrez · Mexican race car driver, born 1991
  • Esteban Paredes · Chilean footballer and coach, born 1980

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.