Given name & surname
Stefano
“crowned with garland”
Stefano is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stefano is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stefano is a variant of Stephen. An origin associated with Stephen is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Stefano is used as a form of Stephen.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stefano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,150
- 3,150 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,565 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,565 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 90 in 1993. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,356 as a first name in 2020; 1,214 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Stefano’s family of names
Stefano shares a linguistic root with Stephen. In Italian usage, Stefano has a conventional equivalent in the English form Steven. In Esperanto usage, Stefano has a conventional equivalent in the English form Stephanie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Stefano has relatives in 31 languages.
29 related names in 31 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 49
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- StevenDutch, English
- EstebanSpanish
- StephanieEnglish
- StefanPolish, German
- Steveequivalent
- StephanGerman
- Stefaniafeminine form · Italian
- Etienneequivalent
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- Stivenequivalent
- Stefanosequivalent
- Stephanoequivalent
- Stevanequivalent
- Stefenequivalent
- Steffanequivalent
- Stepanequivalent
- Estefanoequivalent
- Steffenequivalent
- Steeveequivalent
- Stefaneequivalent
- Stephaneequivalent
- EsteveCatalan
- СтефанRussian, Serbian
- СтепанRussian, Ukrainian
- Stefanuccipatronymic from · Italian
- Stefanizzipatronymic from · Italian
- ΣτέφανοςGreek
- StéphaneFrench
- ŠtefanCzech, Slovene
- ŠtěpánCzech
- Stevoequivalent
- Stefequivalent
- Stéphanequivalent
- Stefanusequivalent
- Stjepanequivalent
- Estevoequivalent
- Staffanequivalent
- IstvánHungarian
- ȘtefanRomanian
- EstêvãoPortuguese
- SzczepanPolish
- SteponasLithuanian
- StefansLatvian
- StephanusLatin
- StefánIcelandic
- სტეფანეGeorgian
- ÉtienneFrench
- TapaniFinnish
- ՍտեփանArmenian
- ShtjefënAlbanian
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Stefano
- Stefano LilipalyIndonesian association football playerborn 1990
- Stefano PioliItalian association football player and managerborn 1965
- Stefano SensiItalian association football playerborn 1995
- Stefano SturaroItalian footballerborn 1993
- Stefano BenniItalian writer and journalist (1947–2025)
- Stefano MauriItalian footballerborn 1980
- Stefano FioreItalian association football playerborn 1975
- Stefano BaldiniItalian athleteborn 1971
- Stefano TacconiItalian association football playerborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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