Boy · Old Norse
Sten
Say it: STAYN
Meaning
From Old Norse steinn 'stone'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common on runestones and borne by Swedish regents of the Sture family.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 169 babies given this name since 1945
- At its height in 1970, about 1 in 185,900 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Steinn |
|---|---|
| Danish | Steen |
Famous bearers
- Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden
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Where this comes from
- Viking Age runestone inscriptions
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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