Stelios
Stelios or formally Stylianos is a Greek first name. This name is given to honor St. Stylianos, a Greek Orthodox saint, the protector of children. The name is derived from the Greek word στύλος (stylos) that means "pillar".
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Stelios
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stelios or formally Stylianos is a Greek first name. This name is given to honor St. Stylianos, a Greek Orthodox saint, the protector of children. The name is derived from the Greek word στύλος (stylos) that means "pillar".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Stelios
American parents first put Stelios on the record books as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 11 Stelioss were born — ranking #7,094 that year. About 26% of every Stelios on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Stelios last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 211 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Stelios
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Stelios. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Stelios
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Stelios Arcadiou (better known as Stelarc), performance artist
- Stelios Constantas , singer
- Stelios Giannakopoulos , association football player
- Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou , owner of easyGroup
- Stelios Kazantzidis , singer and novelist
- Stel Pavlou , writer and television host
- Stelios Phili , songwriter and record producer
- Stélios Vlavianós , composer, musical arranger
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Names that sound like Stelios
Phonetically similar names — useful when Stelios is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Stelios
Stelios is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 211 births in the dataset. Stelios's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #7,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Stelios'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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