Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 120 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Meaning & Origin of Estefan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 120 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
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The Story of Estefan
Estefan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 21 Estefans were born — ranking #3,293 that year. As of 2026, Estefan ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 331 Estefans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Estefan
Estefan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 331 births in the dataset. Estefan's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #3,293. Use the chart and map above to compare Estefan'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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