Stephon

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386 · #2,765 for boys in 2025, 46 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1997 · 406 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,808
since 1955

Stephon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Stephon has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #504, 1997boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,76546
2024#2,52753
2023#2,29061
2022#2,15068
2021#1,90380
2020#1,93775
2019#1,93876
2018#1,67994
2017#1,72590
2016#1,501113
2015#1,523108
2014#1,551103
2013#1,72585
2012#1,355125
2011#1,296132
2010#1,415117
2009#1,209149
2008#1,192148
2007#1,387118
2006#1,038175
2005#1,042160
2004#909188
2003#952172
2002#906178
2001#849189
2000#724239
1999#623292
1998#587328
1997#504406
1996#545348
1995#13,3865#538355
1994#530370
1993#622274
1992#664246
1991#532361
1990#591285
1989#644241
1988#7,6919#660204
1987#669187
1986#733152
1985#798124
1984#840109
1983#93689
1982#1,03976
1981#1,23655
1980#1,39146
1979#1,63335
1978#1,53737
1977#1,35645
1976#1,67731
1975#1,75328
1974#1,69228
1973#1,58630
1972#1,01463
1971#1,35239
1970#1,11754
1969#1,41432
1968#1,10046
1967#1,16541
1966#1,14942
1965#98656
1964#79290
1963#740109
1962#671134
1961#762102
1960#92766
1959#3,9885
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First appearance
1955

The first year at least five boys were named Stephon! It came in at #3,886, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1955–1959, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Stephon is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #497 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,861 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #554 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,869 boysMINew York: #392 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,447 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedINOhio: #465 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,126 boysOHPennsylvania: #313 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,087 boysPANew Jersey: #312 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,671 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #981 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 16,932 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedNEMissouri: #224 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,775 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,237 boysVAMaryland: #291 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,335 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedARTennessee: #461 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,051 boysTNNorth Carolina: #346 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,878 boysNCSouth Carolina: #283 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,789 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 329 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #590 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,163 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #451 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,742 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stephon, so not publishedHITexas: #703 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 8,515 boysTXFlorida: #442 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,871 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#83 · 1 in 329
  2. Missouri#224 · 1 in 1,775
  3. South Carolina#283 · 1 in 1,789
  4. Maryland#291 · 1 in 2,335
  5. New Jersey#312 · 1 in 2,671

Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#83241 in 329
Missouri#224211 in 1,775
South Carolina#283131 in 1,789
Maryland#291141 in 2,335
New Jersey#312201 in 2,671
Pennsylvania#313261 in 3,087
North Carolina#346161 in 2,878
Virginia#352131 in 3,237
New York#392391 in 3,447
Florida#442231 in 3,871
Georgia#451131 in 3,742
Tennessee#46171 in 5,051
Ohio#465131 in 6,126
Illinois#497181 in 4,861
Michigan#554101 in 6,869
Louisiana#59061 in 5,163
Texas#703181 in 8,515
California#981171 in 16,932
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Stephon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 238 spots since 2024 (#2,527#2,765)
  • 828 spots since 2020 (#1,937#2,765)
  • 1,242 spots since 2015 (#1,523#2,765)
  • Biggest jump: 3,061 spots in 1960 (#3,988#927)
  • Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1965 (#792#986)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1955
  • Peaked 1997 at #504 (406 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1983–2004
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,643
  • Highest: 1 in 4,643 boys born in 1997 were named Stephon (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 37,132 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 37.1% of all boys named Stephon (3,265) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s10#3,886 (1955)#3,937
1960s718#671 (1962)#971
1970s390#1,014 (1972)#1,472
1980s1,283#644 (1989)#895
1990s3,265#504 (1997)#574
2000s1,716#724 (2000)#1,021
2010s1,043#1,296 (2011)#1,571
2020s383#1,903 (2021)#2,262

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Stephon in 1991

boys
#532
361 births · 1 in 5,596 boys

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #532Stephon361
More about 1991

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 5,596 of them was named Stephon, which outranked 94.5% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stephon
  1. #528Santiago364
  2. #530Markus363
  3. #530Rickey363
  4. #532Stephon361
  5. #533Adan359
  6. #533Garret359
  7. #533Roland359
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991