Sten
Sten is a Scandinavian male given name. Literally meaning "stone", it derives from a literal translation of Peter into the North Germanic languages.
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Sten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sten is a Scandinavian male given name. Literally meaning "stone", it derives from a literal translation of Peter into the North Germanic languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Estonian
The Story of Sten
Sten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1945, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1965: 10 births, good for #2,616 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Stens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2003 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 170 Stens 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 Sten
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sten. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Sten
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About the name Sten
Sten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 170 births in the dataset. Sten's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #2,616. Use the chart and map above to compare Sten'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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