Stefan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen. From Vulgate Latin Stephanus, which was first recorded as a Swedish given name in the 12th century. Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Stefan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Stefan has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 55 |
| 1999 | 61 |
| 2000 | 46 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 27 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 34 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 26 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 42,088 |
| 2000 | 42,460 |
| 2001 | 42,752 |
| 2002 | 43,079 |
| 2003 | 43,650 |
| 2004 | 43,893 |
| 2005 | 43,715 |
| 2006 | 43,857 |
| 2007 | 43,906 |
| 2008 | 44,210 |
| 2009 | 44,198 |
| 2010 | 44,167 |
| 2011 | 44,152 |
| 2012 | 44,107 |
| 2013 | 44,064 |
| 2014 | 44,077 |
| 2015 | 44,007 |
| 2016 | 43,951 |
| 2017 | 43,897 |
| 2018 | 43,864 |
| 2019 | 43,804 |
| 2020 | 43,746 |
Stefan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Stefan.Hi! My name is Stefan.
- Stefan har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Stefan has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Stefan kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Stefan is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Stefans mamma är lärare.Stefan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Stefans mamma is Stefan's mum.
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Questions about Stefan
How do you pronounce Stefan in Swedish?
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What does the name Stefan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen. From Vulgate Latin Stephanus, which was first recorded as a Swedish given name in the 12th century. Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin.
How popular is Stefan in Sweden?
26 babies were named Stefan in 2022. In 2020, 43,746 people in Sweden had Stefan as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1999 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.