Stefon
Stefon Meyers is a fictional character portrayed by Bill Hader on the American sketch-comedy television show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Created by Hader and writer John Mulaney, Stefon is based on people Hader and Mulaney encountered in their daily lives, including a club promoter and a barista.
Meaning & Origin of Stefon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stefon Meyers is a fictional character portrayed by Bill Hader on the American sketch-comedy television show Saturday Night Live (SNL). Created by Hader and writer John Mulaney, Stefon is based on people Hader and Mulaney encountered in their daily lives, including a club promoter and a barista.
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The Story of Stefon
The earliest SSA record of Stefon as a baby boy name dates back to 1960, when 20 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 83 newborns named Stefon — #1,286 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Stefon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Stefon ranks #7,431 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-38%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Stefon
Stefon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Stefon's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Stefon'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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