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Baby name
Stephen
Boy
Origin of the name
Stephen comes from the Greek stephanos, “crown.” Saint Stephen is considered the first Christian martyr.
Classic name
864,739births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 21rank at its peak, in 1952
Where babies named Stephen are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Stephen is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Stephen is most common in Rhode Island (2.3 times), Massachusetts (2.2) and Maine (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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