Stellan

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A few things about Stellan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Stellan

Stellan Skarsgård

Swedish actor (born 1951)

Choose Stellan and your child shares a first name with Stellan Skarsgård, a Swedish actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Stellan, like who?” Stellan Skarsgård's Wikipedia article is available in 65 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,183 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Stellan, 186 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Stellan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryStellan first shows up in US birth records in 1998, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 27 years since.
• 🏆Best yearStellan is at its all-time high right now: #1,138 in 2025.
• 🚀TrendStellan has climbed 517 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,138. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedStellan is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #552, followed by Kentucky (#569) and Colorado (#756). It's in the top 1,000 in 8 states.

About the name Stellan

Stellan is a boy name of American origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-lan”. US birth records list Stellan for boys from 1998 to 2025, in 25 of those 28 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,138 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,138, with 186 babies.

Origin:American names