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.
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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The Story of Stefanos
Stefanos first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 16 Stefanoss were born — ranking #5,005 that year. As of 2026, Stefanos ranks #6,970 for baby boys with 11 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 519 Stefanoss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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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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