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Boy name Hungarian origin Christian Catholic tradition

Istvan

EESHT-vahn · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
crown
Language
Hungarian
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Hungarian
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Popularity over time

2009 rank#10267
2009 births7
Peak year2000
First appeared1962
Total US births81
2000 peak19621974198619972009
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PistaIsti
Alternate spellings
IstvánStephen
In other languages
Stephen (English)Stefan (German)Esteban (Spanish)

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Notable people named Istvan

Saint István (King Stephen I of Hungary)
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