Stian

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Stian is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name579 records spelled Stian3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, France, Ghana

  Also written Stîàn

• Russian given name204 records spelled Stian5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Стиан, Стіан

• Hungarian given name117 records spelled Stian4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway

  Also written Stïån, Stiàn, Stián

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Stian is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Scandinavian: from the Old Norse personal name Stígandr , originally a byname meaning ‘wanderer’. This is currently a very popular given name in Norway.

  as a word

• In Swedish, definite singular of stia

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In cim, to stand

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A stye.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In frr, stone

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 71 years between 1947–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Stian Holeb. 1969NONorwegian graphic designer, illustrator and author
• Stian Kristiansenb. 1972NONorwegian film director
• Shagrathb. 1976NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian musician
• Stian Aarstadb. 1976NONorwegian pianist and keyboard player
• Nagashb. 1978NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian musician
• Stian Barsnes-Simonsenb. 1979NONorwegian actor
• Stian Skagenb. 1980NOmusician
• Stian Blippb. 1990NONorwegian rapper
• Stian Ringstadb. 1991NONorwegian footballer
• Stian Rode Gregersenb. 1995NONorwegian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 251 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Stian?

We estimate roughly 15 thousand people bear Stian (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Stian have the most bearers?

We estimate about 15 thousand people bear Stian in Norway, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled stian.

Where is Stian most common?

Stian is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 360 people carrying it.

How common is Stian compared with other names?

In Norway, Stian is the 36th most common given name of 38,312 given names recorded there.

Is Stian a male or female name?

Stian is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Stian mean?

Recorded meaning: Contraction of Old Norse Stígandr (“wanderer”). First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.