Estaban
Esteban is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend to pronounce it as a proparoxytone EST-ib-an.
Meaning & Origin of Estaban
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Esteban is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend to pronounce it as a proparoxytone EST-ib-an.
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The Story of Estaban
Estaban first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 12 Estabans were born — ranking #4,697 that year. As of 2026, Estaban ranks #9,752 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 234 Estabans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Estaban
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Esteban Alvarado , Costa Rican goalkeeper
- Esteban Andrés Suárez , Spanish football goalkeeper
- Esteban Bellán (1849–1932), Cuban baseball player
- Esteban Cambiasso , Argentine footballer
- Esteban Dorr (born 2000), French table tennis player
- Esteban de Dorantes , 16th Century Explorer of North America
- Esteban de la Fuente , Argentine basketball player
- Esteban Fuertes , Argentine footballer
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About the name Estaban
Estaban is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 234 births in the dataset. Estaban's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #4,697. Use the chart and map above to compare Estaban's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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