Stefanos
Stephanos or Stefanos, in Greek Στέφανος, is a masculine given name derived from the Greek word στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", from the verb στέφειν (stéphein), "to encircle, to wreathe". In Ancient Greece, crowning wreaths were given to the winners of contests.
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Meaning & Origin of Stefanos
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stephanos or Stefanos, in Greek Στέφανος, is a masculine given name derived from the Greek word στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", from the verb στέφειν (stéphein), "to encircle, to wreathe". In Ancient Greece, crowning wreaths were given to the winners of contests.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Stefanos
The earliest SSA record of Stefanos as a baby boy name dates back to 1968, when 8 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Stefanos — #5,005 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Stefanos on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Stefanos ranks #6,970 for baby boys with 11 births, holding steady (+0%). All told, over 519 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Stefanos
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About the name Stefanos
Stefanos is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 519 births in the dataset. Stefanos's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #3,107. Use the chart and map above to compare Stefanos'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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