Steffen
Steffen is a surname and given name, and may refer to:
- Low German
- Danish
- Norwegian
- German
Meaning & Origin of Steffen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Steffen is a surname and given name, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Low German
- Danish
- Norwegian
- German
The Story of Steffen
Steffen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1948, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 77 Steffens were born — ranking #1,273 that year. As of 2026, Steffen ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Steffens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Steffen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Steffen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Steffen
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About the name Steffen
Steffen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Steffen's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,273. Use the chart and map above to compare Steffen'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.