Is Steffen a boy or girl name?

Steffen is a boy’s name. Of the 1,505 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Steffen

Recorded 1948–2025 · United States

Steffen was most popular in 1991, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,038 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,505 people named Steffen.

Steffen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Steffen’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Steffen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Steffen is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,505 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org