Esteban
The Spanish form of Stephen, tracing back through Latin to the Greek stephanos, a victor's crown. In Poland it stays rare: most Poles have never met an Esteban, and on a class register it reads as a Spanish import.
Esteban Pronunciation
Esteban is pronounced es-TE-bahn (/ɛsˈtɛban/).
What Esteban means
Where Esteban comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Esteban is the Spanish form of Stephen. It reaches Spanish through the Latin Stephanus, and behind that Latin lies the Greek stephanos, a crown or garland. That wreath of leaves was woven for a victor and set on his head. The short meaning stays there: crown, in Polish korona.
Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr, carried the name into the church calendar. Spain keeps his feast on 26 December as San Esteban, the day after Christmas. A boy called Esteban shares that day.
On a Polish class register, Esteban sits among the Kacpers and Szymons as a Spanish import with a Latin backbone. It gives no diminutive here and no Polish variant. Children read it as it stands. What it offers underneath is plain: a crown, korona.
How many people are named Esteban
1 in 121978 men in Poland is named Esteban. 175 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2405 among male names.
Esteban's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1558 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Esteban as a middle name
Esteban is a first name for 175 men in Poland and a middle name for another 279, a 39/61 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 422nd, between Roberto (280) and Oswald (279).
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#420 Gniewomir280
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#421 Roberto280
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#422 Esteban279
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#423 Oswald279
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#424 Kasjan278