Stellan
Stellan is a masculine given name used in Sweden. It means “peaceful one” or “calm” and has a German origin. Although many think it is equivalent to Stelio used in Italy, Stelian used in Romania and Stelios in Greece, all serving as masculine versions of the feminine name Stela which means star in Latin language, it is not proven.
Meaning & Origin of Stellan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stellan is a masculine given name used in Sweden. It means “peaceful one” or “calm” and has a German origin. Although many think it is equivalent to Stelio used in Italy, Stelian used in Romania and Stelios in Greece, all serving as masculine versions of the feminine name Stela which means star in Latin language, it is not proven.
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The Story of Stellan
Stellan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 129 Stellans were born — ranking #1,441 that year. As of 2026, Stellan ranks #1,441 for baby boys with 129 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Stellans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Stellan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Stellan Bengtsson (born 1952), Swedish table tennis player
- Stellan Bojerud (1944–2015), Swedish politician
- Stellan Brynell (born 1962), Swedish chess player
- Stellan Claësson (1886–1970), Swedish film producer
- Stellan Fagrell (1943–2022), Swedish officer
- Stellan Hjerpset-Østlie (born 2001), Norwegian politician
- Stellan Nilsson (1922–2003), Swedish football player
- Stellan Olsson (1936–2022), Swedish film director
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Names that sound like Stellan
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About the name Stellan
Stellan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Stellan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,433. Use the chart and map above to compare Stellan'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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