Steve
Last seen for girls in 1998 at #14,122 · #1,609 for boys in 2025, 105 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1959 · 11,068 births
- Debut · boys
- 52 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 241,224since 1880
Steve over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #1,609 | 105 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,685 | 99 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,539 | 114 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,479 | 122 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,365 | 135 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,250 | 148 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,202 | 159 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,151 | 167 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,056 | 189 | |
| 2016 | — | #993 | 205 | |
| 2015 | — | #939 | 224 | |
| 2014 | — | #863 | 256 | |
| 2013 | — | #872 | 242 | |
| 2012 | — | #754 | 303 | |
| 2011 | — | #707 | 324 | |
| 2010 | — | #785 | 279 | |
| 2009 | — | #611 | 415 | |
| 2008 | — | #595 | 422 | |
| 2007 | — | #573 | 448 | |
| 2006 | — | #535 | 472 | |
| 2005 | — | #518 | 475 | |
| 2004 | — | #505 | 484 | |
| 2003 | — | #443 | 563 | |
| 2002 | — | #451 | 545 | |
| 2001 | — | #401 | 624 | |
| 2000 | — | #393 | 649 | |
| 1999 | — | #390 | 660 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #390 | 635 |
| 1997 | — | #386 | 627 | |
| 1996 | — | #369 | 648 | |
| 1995 | — | #334 | 754 | |
| 1994 | — | #345 | 714 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #319 | 831 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #303 | 882 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #290 | 896 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #267 | 1,007 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #255 | 997 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #248 | 949 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #233 | 1,004 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #235 | 989 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #234 | 990 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #218 | 1,042 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #215 | 1,063 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #229 | 1,024 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #220 | 1,116 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #201 | 1,218 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #193 | 1,254 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #193 | 1,236 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #182 | 1,270 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | #167 | 1,407 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | #170 | 1,383 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #167 | 1,443 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #160 | 1,511 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #143 | 1,845 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #131 | 2,373 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | #114 | 2,930 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #98 | 3,062 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #89 | 3,408 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #79 | 3,909 |
| 1966 | #2,308 | 27 | #67 | 4,617 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #55 | 5,685 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | #51 | 7,092 |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 | #49 | 8,050 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #46 | 9,154 |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | #45 | 9,997 |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | #43 | 10,645 |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | #41 | 11,068 |
| 1958 | #2,025 | 30 | #44 | 10,079 |
| 1957 | #1,842 | 35 | #44 | 8,910 |
| 1956 | #2,194 | 25 | #59 | 6,472 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #72 | 5,509 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | #76 | 5,062 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #84 | 4,539 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #85 | 4,313 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #86 | 4,053 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #83 | 4,207 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #68 | 5,027 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | #60 | 5,742 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #58 | 6,231 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #69 | 4,570 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #79 | 3,384 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #89 | 2,836 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #93 | 2,684 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #102 | 2,376 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #112 | 1,881 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #121 | 1,555 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #139 | 1,208 |
| 1938 | — | #149 | 1,077 | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #172 | 846 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #178 | 741 |
| 1935 | — | #176 | 773 | |
| 1934 | — | #176 | 771 | |
| 1933 | — | #178 | 728 | |
| 1932 | — | #177 | 780 | |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #173 | 786 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #169 | 862 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #162 | 887 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #162 | 925 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #154 | 1,027 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #151 | 1,052 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #144 | 1,145 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #139 | 1,219 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #133 | 1,255 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #130 | 1,269 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #130 | 1,294 |
| 1920 | — | #127 | 1,281 | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #125 | 1,294 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #109 | 1,523 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #112 | 1,385 |
| 1916 | — | #108 | 1,399 | |
| 1915 | — | #110 | 1,335 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #112 | 998 |
| 1913 | — | #121 | 661 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #123 | 543 |
| 1911 | — | #133 | 255 | |
| 1910 | — | #135 | 245 | |
| 1909 | — | #140 | 187 | |
| 1908 | — | #161 | 149 | |
| 1907 | — | #147 | 157 | |
| 1906 | — | #153 | 131 | |
| 1905 | — | #160 | 126 | |
| 1904 | — | #156 | 123 | |
| 1903 | — | #147 | 127 | |
| 1902 | — | #181 | 92 | |
| 1901 | — | #192 | 76 | |
| 1900 | — | #150 | 139 | |
| 1899 | — | #180 | 78 | |
| 1898 | — | #179 | 87 | |
| 1897 | — | #192 | 79 | |
| 1896 | — | #171 | 94 | |
| 1895 | — | #203 | 71 | |
| 1894 | — | #184 | 80 | |
| 1893 | — | #197 | 73 | |
| 1892 | — | #213 | 68 | |
| 1891 | — | #211 | 56 | |
| 1890 | — | #201 | 66 | |
| 1889 | — | #203 | 64 | |
| 1888 | — | #177 | 83 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #192 | 70 | |
| 1885 | — | #204 | 60 | |
| 1884 | — | #202 | 66 | |
| 1883 | — | #190 | 62 | |
| 1882 | — | #203 | 63 | |
| 1881 | — | #229 | 44 | |
| 1880 | — | #225 | 52 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Steve was already there! It came in at #225, and was given to 52 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 67 boys a year got the name.
Where Steve is popular in 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#26 · 1 in 129
- Montana#27 · 1 in 107
- Washington#27 · 1 in 112
- California#27 · 1 in 122
- Wyoming#28 · 1 in 111
Best ever in a state: #19 in Idaho, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #26 | 125 | 1 in 129 |
| California | #27 | 1,472 | 1 in 122 |
| Montana | #27 | 73 | 1 in 107 |
| Washington | #27 | 282 | 1 in 112 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 30 | 1 in 111 |
| Oregon | #29 | 141 | 1 in 122 |
| Colorado | #30 | 166 | 1 in 128 |
| New Mexico | #30 | 104 | 1 in 128 |
| Oklahoma | #30 | 192 | 1 in 125 |
| Kansas | #33 | 177 | 1 in 134 |
| Missouri | #33 | 378 | 1 in 130 |
| Tennessee | #33 | 309 | 1 in 129 |
| Alaska | #34 | 19 | 1 in 153 |
| Florida | #34 | 316 | 1 in 170 |
| Utah | #34 | 83 | 1 in 143 |
| Iowa | #35 | 218 | 1 in 142 |
| Illinois | #37 | 667 | 1 in 174 |
| Nebraska | #37 | 107 | 1 in 151 |
| Nevada | #37 | 22 | 1 in 124 |
| Wisconsin | #37 | 311 | 1 in 153 |
| Kentucky | #39 | 230 | 1 in 157 |
| Michigan | #39 | 599 | 1 in 161 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 282 | 1 in 150 |
| Georgia | #40 | 280 | 1 in 171 |
| North Carolina | #40 | 306 | 1 in 172 |
| South Dakota | #40 | 58 | 1 in 140 |
| Idaho | #41 | 48 | 1 in 158 |
| Indiana | #41 | 333 | 1 in 165 |
| Texas | #41 | 617 | 1 in 200 |
| Alabama | #43 | 232 | 1 in 166 |
| Virginia | #43 | 206 | 1 in 210 |
| North Dakota | #44 | 50 | 1 in 151 |
| West Virginia | #44 | 92 | 1 in 218 |
| Arkansas | #45 | 110 | 1 in 178 |
| Ohio | #45 | 595 | 1 in 190 |
| South Carolina | #50 | 128 | 1 in 223 |
| District of Columbia | #53 | 53 | 1 in 280 |
| Mississippi | #53 | 111 | 1 in 249 |
| Vermont | #54 | 16 | 1 in 255 |
| Maine | #57 | 41 | 1 in 259 |
| New Hampshire | #57 | 22 | 1 in 275 |
| Maryland | #59 | 104 | 1 in 316 |
| Pennsylvania | #59 | 370 | 1 in 329 |
| Massachusetts | #61 | 135 | 1 in 418 |
| Rhode Island | #66 | 21 | 1 in 423 |
| Delaware | #68 | 15 | 1 in 346 |
| New Jersey | #68 | 145 | 1 in 423 |
| New York | #69 | 440 | 1 in 411 |
| Connecticut | #71 | 56 | 1 in 476 |
| Hawaii | #72 | 28 | 1 in 255 |
| Louisiana | #72 | 153 | 1 in 279 |
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 Steve
- 76 spots since 2024 (#1,685 → #1,609)
- 359 spots since 2020 (#1,250 → #1,609)
- 670 spots since 2015 (#939 → #1,609)
- Biggest jump: 78 spots in 2011 (#785 → #707)
- Biggest drop: 174 spots in 2010 (#611 → #785)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1959 at #41 (11,068 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1943–1969
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–2016
- Highest: 1 in 193 boys born in 1959 were named Steve (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,267 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 27.2% of all boys named Steve (65,619) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | #177 (1888) | #204 |
| 1890s | 752 | #171 (1896) | #193 |
| 1900s | 1,307 | #140 (1909) | #159 |
| 1910s | 9,638 | #108 (1916) | #119 |
| 1920s | 11,354 | #127 (1920) | #143 |
| 1930s | 8,572 | #139 (1939) | #169 |
| 1940s | 36,286 | #58 (1947) | #85 |
| 1950s | 64,212 | #41 (1959) | #67 |
| 1960s | 65,619 | #43 (1960) | #62 |
| 1970s | 16,652 | #114 (1970) | #162 |
| 1980s | 10,392 | #201 (1980) | #229 |
| 1990s | 7,654 | #267 (1990) | #339 |
| 2000s | 5,097 | #393 (2000) | #503 |
| 2010s | 2,348 | #707 (2011) | #932 |
| 2020s | 723 | #1,250 (2020) | #1,488 |
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.
Steve in 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 74,943 of them was named Steve, which outranked 69.6% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,152Valli28
- #2,152Van28
- #2,152Velinda28
- #2,191Steve27
- #2,191Adria27
- #2,191Alesa27
- #2,191Alica27
- #2,234Alda26
- #2,234Alexa26
- #2,234Augustine26
Tied with 42 names at #2,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 193 of them was named Steve, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.