Stefan

Where Stefan comes from

From Ancient Greek στεφανίζω (stephanízō, “to crown”) & Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos, “that which surrounds, crown, wreath”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Stefan
Along the way
  1. 1881
    Stefan Zweig born
    Austrian writer
  2. 1892
    Stefan Banach born
    Polish mathematician
  3. 1910
    First appearance
    #1,314 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1991
    Peak, #339
    719 babies named Stefan — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2001
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #625.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Stefan Zweig · Austrian writer, 1881–1942
  • Stefan Banach · Polish mathematician, 1892–1945
  • Stefan Löfven · Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021, born 1957
  • Stefan George · German poet, editor, and translator, 1868–1933
  • Stefan Edberg · Swedish tennis player, born 1966

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.