Estefan
Masculine
Estefan entered the US charts in 1988, peaked at #3293 in 1996, ranks #10695 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Estefan?
Estefan first appears in US birth records in 1988 — 37 years ago. The typical Estefan alive today was born around 1999, making them about 26 years old. About 300 people named Estefan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Estefan most popular?
Estefan peaked in 1996, reaching #3293 nationally. Today it ranks #10695, 7,402 places below that high. See the whole 1996 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1988
- Most boys named
- 199621 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3293reached in 1996
- Change vs 2024
- −14.3%6 in 2025, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Estefans among us
people named Estefan are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 284,679 born in 2025 was named Estefan
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Leib test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Estefan's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Leib climbed just as high around 1959, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Leib's path sketches the road Estefan is walking now.
Estefan sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Estefan beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Estefan in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Estefans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Estefan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Estefan in 2025?
- Estefan ranks #10695 among US boy names in 2025, with 6 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Estefan?
- About 1 in every 284,679 US boys born in 2025 was named Estefan — 6 in all.
- Will my child share the name Estefan with classmates?
- Estefan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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