Steffon
A masculine name derived from Stephen, of Greek origin meaning "crown" or "victorious".
Name Census estimates that about 842 living Americans carry the first name Steffon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Steffon today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Steffon births was 1994 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Steffon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
842
~ 1 in 407,072 Americans
Peak year
1994
43 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,732
Tracked since 1960
Census
Steffon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 680 people with the first name Steffon, which placed it at #16,535 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,535
National first-name rank
People counted
680
680 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
74.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Steffon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Steffon is Black at 74.0%. The next largest groups are White (11.6%) and Two or More Races (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Steffon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Steffon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American74.0% · 503
- White11.6% · 79
- Two or more races7.9% · 54
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4
Popularity
Steffon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Steffon from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 318 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Steffon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Steffon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Steffons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Steffon, while Pennsylvania, California, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 16 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Steffon
The name Steffon is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German name "Steffan," which itself is a variant of the name "Stephen." The name Stephen ultimately derives from the Greek name "Stephanos," meaning "crown" or "wreath."
The use of the name Steffon can be traced back to the early Middle Ages, around the 8th or 9th century CE, when it was used primarily in regions where Germanic languages were spoken, such as modern-day Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland. It was likely a vernacular form of the more widely known name Stephen, which had been popularized by early Christian martyrs and saints.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Steffon appears in the Vita Sancti Stephani, a hagiography (saint's life) written in the 9th century, which mentions a nobleman named Steffon who lived in the region of modern-day Bavaria. However, it is unclear whether this was a real historical figure or a literary creation.
Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance period, the name Steffon continued to be used, albeit relatively infrequently, in various Germanic-speaking regions. Notable historical figures who bore this name include Steffon von Regensburg (c. 1180-1246), a German nobleman and crusader who participated in the Fifth Crusade, and Steffon von Nürnberg (c. 1300-1375), a prominent merchant and city councilor in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg.
In the modern era, the name Steffon has remained relatively uncommon, though it has been used sporadically in various parts of Europe and North America. One notable bearer of this name was Steffon Armitage (1891-1975), a British architect and urban planner who was involved in the reconstruction of London after World War II.
While the name Steffon has never been widely popular, its enduring use over the centuries serves as a testament to the cultural connections and linguistic roots shared by various Germanic languages and their respective naming traditions.
People
Steffon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Steffon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Steffon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Steffon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 842 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Steffon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 407,072 US residents.
Is Steffon a common name?
We classify Steffon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 877 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Steffon most popular?
The single biggest year for Steffon was 1994, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Steffon is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Steffon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 680 people with the name Steffon, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,535 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Steffon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Steffon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Steffon leans strongly male. 670 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 8 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Steffon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Steffon is Black at 74.0%. The next largest groups are White (11.6%) and Two or More Races (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Steffon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Steffon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.0% (503 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Steffon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Steffon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Steffon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Steffon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Steffon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Steffon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Steffon?
See how many people share the name Steffon on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.