Istvan
István is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to:
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Istvan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
István is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
The Story of Istvan
The earliest SSA record of Istvan as a baby boy name dates back to 1962, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Istvan — #7,415 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Istvan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Istvan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 81 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Istvan
Istvan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Istvan's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #7,415. Use the chart and map above to compare Istvan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.