Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Estavan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Estavan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Estavan’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Estavan has a conventional equivalent in the German form Stephan. In Spanish usage, Estavan has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Степан.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Estavan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Devan
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”
85% boys · 15% girls
Antwan
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Stefan
“crowned with garland”
>99% boys
Efrain
“one who is tertile; productive” · “fruitful”
>99% boys
German
“a man from Germany” · “one who is brotherly”
>99% boys
Tevin
“son of Kevin”
>99% boys
Octavius
“the eighth-born child”
>99% boys
Hernan
“a bold adventurer”
>99% boys