At a glance
- In short
- Stephone is a unique and less conventional male name with English origins, a variation of Stephen.
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#12,349)
- Babies in 2024
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #1,204 in 1962
- First recorded
- 1960
Meaning of Stephone
Stephone is a male name with origins in English. It is a variation of the name Stephen. In American English, it is pronounced as steh-FOHN (/stɛˈfoʊn/), while in British English, it is also pronounced as steh-FOHN (/stɛˈfɔn/). Stephone has been given to a small number of newborns in the United States over the years, with its popularity fluctuating. In recent years, it has ranked around 10,000 in terms of occurrence. While not particularly common, Stephone carries a sense of uniqueness and individuality that may appeal to parents looking for a less conventional name for their baby boy.
How to pronounce Stephone
English
- Pronounced steh-FOHN /stɛˈfoʊn/
Popularity of Stephone in the U.S.
Stephone was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #12,349 with 5 babies. It peaked at #1,204 in 1962. It first appears in the records in 1960.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1960–2024 54 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 12,349 | back (not recorded in 2021–2023) |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | back (not recorded in 2019) |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,760 | back (not recorded in 2017) |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,185 | back (not recorded in 2015) |
| 2014 | 7 | 9,642 | ▲ 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | ▲ 1,115 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | ▼ 2,003 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | ▲ 3,464 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | ▼ 4,539 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7,692 | ▲ 4,861 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12,553 | ▼ 1,632 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10,921 | ▼ 3,494 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7,427 | back (not recorded in 2005) |
| 2004 | 10 | 6,976 | ▲ 2,605 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9,581 | ▼ 1,938 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7,643 | ▼ 107 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7,536 | ▼ 3,147 |
| 2000 | 17 | 4,389 | ▲ 2,750 |
| 1999 | 8 | 7,139 | ▼ 1,980 |
| 1998 | 12 | 5,159 | ▲ 129 |
| 1997 | 11 | 5,288 | ▼ 1,995 |
| 1996 | 21 | 3,293 | ▼ 102 |
| 1995 | 21 | 3,191 | ▼ 747 |
| 1994 | 31 | 2,444 | ▲ 1,576 |
| 1993 | 15 | 4,020 | ▼ 915 |
| 1992 | 21 | 3,105 | ▼ 1,186 |
| 1991 | 40 | 1,919 | ▲ 709 |
| 1990 | 25 | 2,628 | ▲ 697 |
| 1989 | 17 | 3,325 | ▼ 643 |
| 1988 | 21 | 2,682 | ▼ 567 |
| 1987 | 28 | 2,115 | ▼ 324 |
| 1986 | 34 | 1,791 | ▲ 636 |
| 1985 | 21 | 2,427 | ▲ 1,032 |
| 1984 | 12 | 3,459 | ▼ 48 |
| 1983 | 12 | 3,411 | ▲ 281 |
| 1982 | 11 | 3,692 | ▲ 166 |
| 1981 | 10 | 3,858 | back (not recorded in 1980) |
| 1979 | 11 | 3,569 | ▲ 985 |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,554 | ▲ 1,291 |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | ▼ 1,833 |
| 1976 | 8 | 4,012 | ▲ 297 |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,309 | back (not recorded in 1973–1974) |
| 1972 | 6 | 4,441 | ▼ 1,468 |
| 1971 | 11 | 2,973 | ▲ 98 |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,071 | back (not recorded in 1969) |
| 1968 | 13 | 2,311 | ▲ 674 |
| 1967 | 8 | 2,985 | ▲ 1 |
| 1966 | 8 | 2,986 | ▼ 620 |
| 1965 | 12 | 2,366 | ▼ 161 |
| 1964 | 14 | 2,205 | ▼ 657 |
| 1963 | 26 | 1,548 | ▼ 344 |
| 1962 | 42 | 1,204 | ▲ 793 |
| 1961 | 17 | 1,997 | ▲ 426 |
| 1960 | 12 | 2,423 | new |
Notable people named Stephone
- Stephone Paige is a former American football wide receiver who played nine seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Stephone Anthony is a former NFL linebacker who played for Clemson before returning as a graduate assistant coach.