Given name & surname
Stephano
“crowned with garland”
Stephano is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stephano is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stephano is a variant of Stephen. An origin associated with Stephen is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stephano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 542
- 542 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,610 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,610 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 594 as a first name in 2020; 270 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.
Stephano’s family of names
Stephano has a related form in Stephen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Stephano
- Stephano Bedros X. Azarian1826–1899
- Stephano CarrilloMexican footballer (born 2006)
- Stephano Lameck MusombaRoman Catholic religious priest, appointed Bishop of Bagamoyoborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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