Stephen
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #15,491 · #383 for boys in 2025, 829 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1951 · 22,474 births
- Debut · boys
- 176 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 95 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 864,739since 1880
Stephen over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #383 | 829 | |
| 2024 | — | #374 | 870 | |
| 2023 | — | #363 | 898 | |
| 2022 | — | #358 | 919 | |
| 2021 | — | #339 | 958 | |
| 2020 | — | #322 | 1,024 | |
| 2019 | — | #310 | 1,095 | |
| 2018 | — | #283 | 1,246 | |
| 2017 | — | #270 | 1,334 | |
| 2016 | — | #265 | 1,379 | |
| 2015 | — | #246 | 1,497 | |
| 2014 | — | #257 | 1,452 | |
| 2013 | — | #252 | 1,452 | |
| 2012 | — | #225 | 1,568 | |
| 2011 | — | #228 | 1,579 | |
| 2010 | — | #201 | 1,820 | |
| 2009 | — | #199 | 1,920 | |
| 2008 | — | #191 | 2,092 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #172 | 2,376 |
| 2006 | — | #164 | 2,552 | |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #143 | 2,745 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #140 | 2,851 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #128 | 3,142 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | #114 | 3,349 |
| 2001 | — | #102 | 3,738 | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #95 | 4,137 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #85 | 4,543 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #78 | 5,013 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #68 | 5,414 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #59 | 6,008 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #57 | 6,556 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #49 | 7,481 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #47 | 8,369 |
| 1992 | #2,830 | 42 | #45 | 9,308 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | #41 | 10,525 |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 | #39 | 11,943 |
| 1989 | #2,072 | 60 | #40 | 11,736 |
| 1988 | #1,839 | 67 | #40 | 11,607 |
| 1987 | #1,630 | 75 | #38 | 11,550 |
| 1986 | #1,484 | 84 | #36 | 11,877 |
| 1985 | #1,350 | 97 | #36 | 12,210 |
| 1984 | #1,511 | 75 | #35 | 12,096 |
| 1983 | #1,463 | 79 | #35 | 11,564 |
| 1982 | #1,621 | 71 | #38 | 10,627 |
| 1981 | #1,767 | 63 | #39 | 10,302 |
| 1980 | #1,692 | 67 | #40 | 10,062 |
| 1979 | #1,731 | 63 | #40 | 9,903 |
| 1978 | #1,397 | 83 | #37 | 9,854 |
| 1977 | #1,701 | 61 | #38 | 9,635 |
| 1976 | #1,551 | 65 | #37 | 9,727 |
| 1975 | #1,459 | 70 | #34 | 9,732 |
| 1974 | #1,760 | 51 | #35 | 10,101 |
| 1973 | #1,399 | 70 | #32 | 9,955 |
| 1972 | #1,749 | 50 | #29 | 11,037 |
| 1971 | #1,427 | 73 | #27 | 13,102 |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | #27 | 14,758 |
| 1969 | #1,517 | 61 | #27 | 15,090 |
| 1968 | #1,418 | 63 | #27 | 14,761 |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | #26 | 15,087 |
| 1966 | #1,515 | 54 | #26 | 14,742 |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | #28 | 14,648 |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | #29 | 14,968 |
| 1963 | #1,839 | 40 | #29 | 14,992 |
| 1962 | #2,163 | 30 | #28 | 15,616 |
| 1961 | #1,955 | 35 | #27 | 16,069 |
| 1960 | #1,580 | 50 | #27 | 16,267 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 | #28 | 16,504 |
| 1958 | #1,557 | 47 | #26 | 17,962 |
| 1957 | #1,728 | 39 | #24 | 19,726 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #23 | 21,204 |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | #21 | 22,155 |
| 1954 | #2,122 | 25 | #20 | 21,878 |
| 1953 | #1,622 | 37 | #21 | 21,807 |
| 1952 | #1,934 | 27 | #21 | 23,055 |
| 1951 | #1,339 | 48 | #19 | 22,474 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | #19 | 20,511 |
| 1949 | #1,543 | 36 | #19 | 20,488 |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | #20 | 17,061 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | #21 | 15,328 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #24 | 11,832 |
| 1945 | #1,699 | 24 | #26 | 8,641 |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | #28 | 7,793 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #29 | 7,932 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #32 | 7,503 |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 | #41 | 5,811 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #49 | 4,423 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #65 | 3,176 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #74 | 2,726 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #92 | 2,133 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #99 | 1,862 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #113 | 1,650 |
| 1934 | — | #121 | 1,424 | |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #126 | 1,321 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #124 | 1,389 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #129 | 1,334 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #138 | 1,257 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #126 | 1,357 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #130 | 1,335 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #125 | 1,446 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #130 | 1,335 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #122 | 1,482 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #110 | 1,635 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #109 | 1,605 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #101 | 1,722 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #97 | 1,868 |
| 1920 | — | #96 | 1,771 | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #97 | 1,693 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #96 | 1,843 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #89 | 1,892 |
| 1916 | — | #87 | 1,877 | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #86 | 1,850 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #80 | 1,486 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #86 | 1,097 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #88 | 928 |
| 1911 | — | #83 | 486 | |
| 1910 | — | #95 | 350 | |
| 1909 | — | #90 | 314 | |
| 1908 | — | #94 | 280 | |
| 1907 | — | #94 | 273 | |
| 1906 | — | #102 | 207 | |
| 1905 | — | #93 | 246 | |
| 1904 | — | #117 | 178 | |
| 1903 | — | #96 | 200 | |
| 1902 | — | #94 | 210 | |
| 1901 | — | #108 | 158 | |
| 1900 | — | #127 | 181 | |
| 1899 | — | #97 | 178 | |
| 1898 | — | #98 | 195 | |
| 1897 | — | #94 | 194 | |
| 1896 | — | #113 | 164 | |
| 1895 | — | #103 | 179 | |
| 1894 | — | #103 | 174 | |
| 1893 | — | #101 | 175 | |
| 1892 | — | #104 | 178 | |
| 1891 | — | #106 | 140 | |
| 1890 | — | #107 | 156 | |
| 1889 | — | #101 | 164 | |
| 1888 | — | #98 | 187 | |
| 1887 | — | #91 | 165 | |
| 1886 | — | #89 | 181 | |
| 1885 | — | #93 | 158 | |
| 1884 | — | #93 | 165 | |
| 1883 | — | #97 | 140 | |
| 1882 | — | #81 | 201 | |
| 1881 | — | #88 | 147 | |
| 1880 | — | #84 | 176 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Stephen was already there! It came in at #84, and was given to 176 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1904, when fewer than 220 boys a year got the name.
Where Stephen is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Connecticut#50 · 1 in 262
- New Jersey#55 · 1 in 346
- Pennsylvania#57 · 1 in 314
- New Hampshire#59 · 1 in 243
- Rhode Island#61 · 1 in 295
Best ever in a state: #7 in Maine, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #50 | 45 | 1 in 262 |
| New Jersey | #55 | 87 | 1 in 346 |
| Pennsylvania | #57 | 278 | 1 in 314 |
| New Hampshire | #59 | 13 | 1 in 243 |
| Rhode Island | #61 | 18 | 1 in 295 |
| Massachusetts | #63 | 94 | 1 in 361 |
| New York | #72 | 231 | 1 in 417 |
| Hawaii | #76 | 12 | 1 in 261 |
| Vermont | #96 | 5 | 1 in 483 |
| Ohio | #106 | 72 | 1 in 731 |
| Maryland | #113 | 16 | 1 in 818 |
| Michigan | #122 | 51 | 1 in 803 |
| Illinois | #127 | 68 | 1 in 852 |
| Maine | #130 | 8 | 1 in 758 |
| Wisconsin | #136 | 26 | 1 in 911 |
| Washington | #148 | 10 | 1 in 943 |
| Virginia | #154 | 22 | 1 in 1,007 |
| California | #158 | 37 | 1 in 994 |
| Oregon | #160 | 6 | 1 in 969 |
| Utah | #167 | 6 | 1 in 801 |
| Minnesota | #173 | 18 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Florida | #189 | 12 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Colorado | #191 | 6 | 1 in 1,343 |
| North Carolina | #202 | 25 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Indiana | #203 | 13 | 1 in 1,988 |
| Missouri | #206 | 17 | 1 in 1,735 |
| Louisiana | #231 | 15 | 1 in 1,326 |
| South Carolina | #240 | 9 | 1 in 2,037 |
| Iowa | #248 | 8 | 1 in 2,493 |
| West Virginia | #265 | 8 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Kentucky | #267 | 12 | 1 in 2,129 |
| Arkansas | #320 | 7 | 1 in 2,616 |
| Tennessee | #329 | 7 | 1 in 3,424 |
| Georgia | #346 | 8 | 1 in 3,379 |
| Mississippi | #354 | 6 | 1 in 3,379 |
| Alabama | #361 | 8 | 1 in 3,439 |
| Oklahoma | #409 | 5 | 1 in 4,531 |
| Texas | #428 | 16 | 1 in 3,435 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Stephen
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 9 spots since 2024 (#374 → #383)
- 61 spots since 2020 (#322 → #383)
- 137 spots since 2015 (#246 → #383)
- Biggest jump: 24 spots in 1905 (#117 → #93)
- Biggest drop: 30 spots in 1900 (#97 → #127)
Rise & fade · boys
71 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1951 at #19 (22,474 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 95 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 95 yrs · run 1936–2000
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 84
- Highest: 1 in 84 boys born in 1951 were named Stephen (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,060 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 24.0% of all boys named Stephen (207,276) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,684 | #81 (1882) | #92 |
| 1890s | 1,733 | #94 (1897) | #103 |
| 1900s | 2,247 | #90 (1909) | #102 |
| 1910s | 13,502 | #80 (1914) | #89 |
| 1920s | 15,556 | #96 (1920) | #115 |
| 1930s | 18,272 | #65 (1939) | #108 |
| 1940s | 106,812 | #19 (1949) | #29 |
| 1950s | 207,276 | #19 (1951) | #22 |
| 1960s | 152,240 | #26 (1967) | #27 |
| 1970s | 107,804 | #27 (1970) | #34 |
| 1980s | 113,631 | #35 (1984) | #38 |
| 1990s | 75,160 | #39 (1990) | #57 |
| 2000s | 28,902 | #95 (2000) | #145 |
| 2010s | 14,422 | #201 (2010) | #254 |
| 2020s | 5,498 | #322 (2020) | #357 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Stephen in 1926
girls
#3,873
7 births · 1 in 169,343 girls
boys
#130
1,335 births · 1 in 832 boys
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 169,343 of them was named Stephen, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Stephen
- #3,564Wylodean8
- #3,564Zane8
- #3,564Zonia8
- #3,873Stephen7
- #3,873Adalee7
- #3,873Adelita7
- #3,873Adrianne7
- #4,306Acie6
- #4,306Adamae6
- #4,306Ader6
Tied with 432 names at #3,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 832 of them was named Stephen, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Stephen
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.