Given name & surname
Stephens
“crowned with garland”
Stephens is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Stephens is a variant of Stephen. One Greek interpretation is “crowned with garland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Stephens 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 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stephens through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 391
- 391 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 22 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 8 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 as a first name in 2020; 139,485 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.
Stephens’s family of names
Stephens has a related form in Stephen. In German usage, Stephens as a surname has a related form in Stephan. In German usage, Stephens as a surname has a related form in Stewens.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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