ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1981 First Year 2023 Last Year 2019 Peak Year #5806 Peak Rank 254 Total Count 33 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Stepan What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Stepan is a romanisation of an Armenian or an East Slavic masculine given name related to Stephen. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Russian * Ukrainian * Armenian * Czech 📖 ## The Story of Stepan Stepan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 15 births, good for #5,806 nationwide. About 39% of every Stepan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Stepan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 254 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Stepan Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Stepan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Styopa 🎶 ## Names that sound like Stepan Phonetically similar names — useful when Stepan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Steppin * Stepin * Steepen * Stoppen * Stopen * Stewpan * Stepping * Stepson * [Stehen](/stehen) * Stepien * Sepon * Stopping Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Stepan What does the name Stepan mean? Stepan is a romanisation of an Armenian or an East Slavic masculine given name related to Stephen. What is the origin of the name Stepan? Stepan has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Czech. How popular is Stepan in 2026? In 2026, Stepan ranks #9,752 among boys' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was Stepan most popular? Stepan reached its peak popularity in 2019, ranking #5,806 that year with 15 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Stepan most popular? Stepan has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Stepan. Is Stepan a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Stepan is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Stepan? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Stepan include Stanlee, Casanova, Andreu. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Stepan? Common variants and related forms of Stepan include Styopa. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👦StanleePeak #5806](/stanlee)[👦CasanovaPeak #5806](/casanova)[👦AndreuPeak #5806](/andreu)[👦LeomarPeak #5806](/leomar)[👦KirePeak #5806](/kire)[👦ManasesPeak #5806](/manases)[👦GodsonPeak #5806](/godson)[👦AshaadPeak #5806](/ashaad) ## About the name Stepan Stepan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 254 births in the dataset. Stepan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,806\. Use the chart and map above to compare Stepan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2019 → ](/year/2019) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "S" → ](/letter/s) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.