Stellan
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Swedish ◈ 2 syllables
"Calm"

From Swedish

Stellan means calm or still one — from the Scandinavian. Stellan Skarsgård IS one of cinema's most acclaimed — Good Will Hunting, Chernobyl, Thor. The Latin stella means star. Two syllables of cinema's-most-acclaimed, Good-Will-Hunting-Chernobyl-Thor, and the name that sounds like star.

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Stellan at a glance
MeaningCalm
OriginSwedish
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#1689
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Why parents love Stellan
  • Skarsgård IS one of cinema's most acclaimed.
  • Good Will Hunting AND Chernobyl AND Thor.
  • Two syllables with a refined, Scandinavian sound: STEL-ahn.
  • Stella (star) IS directly embedded.
  • The meaning calm IS the most serenely powerful.
The vibe of Stellan
calmstill oneScandinavianStellan SkarsgårdacclaimedGood Will HuntingChernobylThorstar
Origin & history of Stellan
Scandinavian (calm/still) + Latin stella (star) Stellan
1
Swedish roots
Stellan means calm from Scandinavian. Skarsgård IS cinema's most acclaimed — Good Will Hunting, Chernobyl, Thor.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Scandinavian; Stellan Skarsgård (born 1951).
3
Today
Stellan remains a beloved choice, ranking #1689 in the US. 1,407 babies have been named Stellan since 1998.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Stellan?
2024 peak year
Today, Stellan is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1689), with only about 100 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 126 babies were given the name (ranked #1441 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Stellan has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,407 babies have been registered as Stellan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
126 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,441)
100 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,000 Total registrations
last 10 years
1,407 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,689) Moderate
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Stellan
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.

Stellan's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — calm-star seeking. People named Stellan tend to be refined, acclaimed, and gifted at being cinema's most acclaimed calm star.

Cinema's most acclaimed
Skarsgård
Good-Will-Chernobyl-Thor
Calm-star
Scandinavian-refined
S1
T2
E5
L3
L3
A1
N5
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
Personality of Stellan
🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
🎭
Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
🎵
Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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