Boys' name · peaked in 2005
Esteban name popularity since 1925
35,307 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Esteban. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Esteban is about 23 years old in 2026. Esteban peaked in 2005 as the #320 name for boys, and it ranked #461 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,307
- Named Esteban, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #461
- for boys in 2025 (673 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 31 girls · 35,276 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.69× its national share
Peak year is the year Esteban made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Esteban births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Esteban both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Esteban became 2× more common, from 1 in 11,900 baby boys to 1 in 5,980.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Esteban's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Esteban.
Decade by decade
Babies named Esteban in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 242 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 347 | #1,047 |
| 1940s | 0 | 440 | #1,090 |
| 1950s | 0 | 608 | #996 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,035 | #736 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,301 | #494 |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,592 | #448 |
| 1990s | 31 | 6,456 | #354 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,659 | #320 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,471 | #399 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,125 | #461 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.0% of babies named Esteban from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Esteban is most popular
The index compares Esteban's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Esteban.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.69× | 1,585 |
| Texas | 3.47× | 9,029 |
| California | 3.31× | 11,617 |
| Nevada | 2.72× | 321 |
| New Mexico | 1.98× | 363 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Esteban's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Esteban.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Esteban (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data