Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇩🇰 🇳🇱 Steffen
/STEF · en/
Meaning
“Crown”
North German and Scandinavian form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos meaning 'crown'; widely used in Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Nicknames
steff
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Solid and unpretentious; feels mid-century German but not so old it can't revive.
The cultural moment.
Common in Germany and Denmark from the 1960s through 1990s; now declining but not rare.