Stepan

Stepan is a male given name: 98% of people named Stepan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Stepan · Štěpán

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Armenia, Ukraine, Czech Republic
Also spelled: Štěpán
US births since 1880: 210 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Stepan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Stepan," in English, "Guten Tag Stepan," in German. Stepan is a male given name: about 98% of people named Stepan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Stepan,

German

Guten Tag Stepan,

French

Bonjour Stepan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Stepan:

Chinese

Stepan您好：

Japanese

Stepan様

English

Hi Stepan,

German

Hi Stepan,

French

Salut Stepan,

Spanish

Hola Stepan,

Chinese

Stepan你好：

Japanese

Stepanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Stepan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Armenia	common	man's name	98%
Ukraine	uncommon	man's name	98%
Czech Republic	uncommon	man's name	98%
Russia	uncommon	man's name	98%
Belarus	rare	man's name	98%
Moldova	rare	man's name	98%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

210 male · 0 female · 210 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Stepan a male or female name?

Stepan is a male given name: 98% of people named Stepan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

How do I address Stepan in an email?

Is Stepan a unisex name?

Stepan is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Stepan are men. Stepan leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Stepan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stepan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_stepan,
  title  = {Is Stepan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stepan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}