Steven
Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215 · #271 for boys in 2025, 1,261 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1956 · 38,413 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 67 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,293,124since 1880
Steven 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 | — | #271 | 1,261 | |
| 2024 | — | #268 | 1,291 | |
| 2023 | — | #251 | 1,396 | |
| 2022 | — | #256 | 1,351 | |
| 2021 | — | #235 | 1,514 | |
| 2020 | — | #222 | 1,681 | |
| 2019 | — | #199 | 1,981 | |
| 2018 | — | #198 | 2,045 | |
| 2017 | — | #182 | 2,168 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #167 | 2,401 |
| 2015 | — | #153 | 2,715 | |
| 2014 | — | #144 | 2,809 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #134 | 2,889 |
| 2012 | — | #112 | 3,241 | |
| 2011 | — | #124 | 3,212 | |
| 2010 | — | #116 | 3,436 | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #106 | 3,833 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #104 | 4,228 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #97 | 4,556 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #90 | 4,824 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #83 | 5,079 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #78 | 5,357 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #70 | 5,860 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #68 | 6,222 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #63 | 6,589 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #54 | 7,361 |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | #47 | 7,689 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #46 | 8,115 |
| 1997 | #4,508 | 23 | #40 | 8,765 |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | #38 | 9,650 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | #37 | 10,661 |
| 1994 | #2,988 | 39 | #34 | 12,090 |
| 1993 | #2,676 | 45 | #31 | 13,474 |
| 1992 | #2,459 | 52 | #29 | 15,039 |
| 1991 | #2,660 | 45 | #27 | 16,863 |
| 1990 | #1,974 | 69 | #25 | 18,764 |
| 1989 | #1,701 | 80 | #22 | 18,929 |
| 1988 | #1,217 | 123 | #24 | 17,865 |
| 1987 | #1,240 | 114 | #25 | 17,768 |
| 1986 | #1,142 | 125 | #25 | 18,099 |
| 1985 | #1,037 | 145 | #24 | 18,726 |
| 1984 | #1,091 | 127 | #23 | 18,217 |
| 1983 | #1,060 | 131 | #23 | 18,307 |
| 1982 | #1,171 | 117 | #26 | 17,145 |
| 1981 | #1,319 | 95 | #28 | 16,482 |
| 1980 | #1,195 | 111 | #28 | 15,916 |
| 1979 | #1,025 | 137 | #27 | 16,331 |
| 1978 | #1,162 | 109 | #24 | 16,390 |
| 1977 | #1,157 | 108 | #23 | 16,484 |
| 1976 | #1,225 | 92 | #20 | 16,650 |
| 1975 | #1,100 | 106 | #18 | 17,055 |
| 1974 | #1,226 | 89 | #19 | 17,663 |
| 1973 | #1,185 | 91 | #20 | 17,175 |
| 1972 | #1,084 | 105 | #19 | 19,851 |
| 1971 | #988 | 127 | #16 | 23,686 |
| 1970 | #985 | 127 | #15 | 26,793 |
| 1969 | #965 | 123 | #14 | 26,532 |
| 1968 | #984 | 112 | #15 | 25,493 |
| 1967 | #984 | 107 | #14 | 27,031 |
| 1966 | #1,042 | 100 | #13 | 27,698 |
| 1965 | #1,109 | 90 | #14 | 27,977 |
| 1964 | #1,125 | 95 | #12 | 29,707 |
| 1963 | #1,271 | 75 | #14 | 29,328 |
| 1962 | #1,203 | 84 | #12 | 30,688 |
| 1961 | #1,279 | 75 | #10 | 32,275 |
| 1960 | #1,097 | 96 | #10 | 33,878 |
| 1959 | #1,087 | 96 | #10 | 33,597 |
| 1958 | #1,189 | 80 | #10 | 32,968 |
| 1957 | #1,262 | 69 | #10 | 36,842 |
| 1956 | #1,176 | 78 | #10 | 38,413 |
| 1955 | #1,537 | 44 | #10 | 37,847 |
| 1954 | #1,367 | 54 | #11 | 36,628 |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | #11 | 33,721 |
| 1952 | #1,386 | 49 | #11 | 32,037 |
| 1951 | #1,505 | 39 | #13 | 28,363 |
| 1950 | #1,452 | 40 | #16 | 23,250 |
| 1949 | #1,697 | 31 | #20 | 19,923 |
| 1948 | #2,188 | 20 | #23 | 15,979 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | #24 | 13,528 |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | #28 | 8,878 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #43 | 5,974 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #52 | 5,113 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #58 | 4,267 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #75 | 3,505 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #90 | 2,468 |
| 1940 | — | #119 | 1,569 | |
| 1939 | — | #144 | 1,130 | |
| 1938 | — | #184 | 772 | |
| 1937 | — | #224 | 534 | |
| 1936 | — | #250 | 443 | |
| 1935 | — | #270 | 409 | |
| 1934 | — | #303 | 322 | |
| 1933 | — | #312 | 296 | |
| 1932 | — | #306 | 325 | |
| 1931 | — | #318 | 292 | |
| 1930 | — | #315 | 311 | |
| 1929 | — | #321 | 296 | |
| 1928 | — | #299 | 350 | |
| 1927 | — | #314 | 336 | |
| 1926 | — | #304 | 348 | |
| 1925 | — | #288 | 398 | |
| 1924 | — | #325 | 321 | |
| 1923 | — | #304 | 347 | |
| 1922 | — | #280 | 395 | |
| 1921 | — | #269 | 430 | |
| 1920 | — | #269 | 418 | |
| 1919 | — | #269 | 381 | |
| 1918 | — | #273 | 378 | |
| 1917 | — | #260 | 385 | |
| 1916 | — | #258 | 367 | |
| 1915 | — | #289 | 298 | |
| 1914 | — | #274 | 254 | |
| 1913 | — | #299 | 177 | |
| 1912 | — | #290 | 151 | |
| 1911 | — | #314 | 74 | |
| 1910 | — | #302 | 66 | |
| 1909 | — | #311 | 55 | |
| 1908 | — | #360 | 40 | |
| 1907 | — | #375 | 36 | |
| 1906 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #393 | 25 | |
| 1902 | — | #348 | 32 | |
| 1901 | — | #383 | 24 | |
| 1900 | — | #330 | 42 | |
| 1899 | — | #438 | 18 | |
| 1898 | — | #385 | 26 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #500 | 17 | |
| 1895 | — | #501 | 16 | |
| 1894 | — | #567 | 13 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #415 | 21 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #397 | 20 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #377 | 22 | |
| 1881 | — | #442 | 15 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Steven was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.
Where Steven is popular in 2018
- 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
- New York#126 · 1 in 573
- New Jersey#132 · 1 in 550
- Idaho#135 · 1 in 457
- Virginia#136 · 1 in 558
- Pennsylvania#146 · 1 in 622
Best ever in a state: #3 in Iowa, 1954.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #126 | 167 | 1 in 573 |
| New Jersey | #132 | 73 | 1 in 550 |
| Idaho | #135 | 17 | 1 in 457 |
| Virginia | #136 | 73 | 1 in 558 |
| Pennsylvania | #146 | 92 | 1 in 622 |
| Massachusetts | #150 | 45 | 1 in 629 |
| California | #157 | 302 | 1 in 684 |
| Kentucky | #157 | 35 | 1 in 598 |
| Maryland | #157 | 43 | 1 in 614 |
| Mississippi | #157 | 22 | 1 in 590 |
| Montana | #169 | 7 | 1 in 515 |
| Rhode Island | #170 | 6 | 1 in 587 |
| Alaska | #171 | 6 | 1 in 490 |
| District of Columbia | #173 | 7 | 1 in 564 |
| Nevada | #173 | 21 | 1 in 627 |
| Florida | #174 | 124 | 1 in 773 |
| South Carolina | #174 | 32 | 1 in 653 |
| Maine | #175 | 7 | 1 in 605 |
| New Mexico | #179 | 13 | 1 in 588 |
| West Virginia | #183 | 12 | 1 in 629 |
| Arkansas | #185 | 21 | 1 in 644 |
| North Carolina | #188 | 64 | 1 in 784 |
| Oklahoma | #188 | 28 | 1 in 672 |
| Delaware | #197 | 5 | 1 in 644 |
| Ohio | #198 | 69 | 1 in 831 |
| Indiana | #199 | 44 | 1 in 772 |
| Washington | #199 | 45 | 1 in 767 |
| Illinois | #207 | 69 | 1 in 865 |
| Alabama | #209 | 28 | 1 in 808 |
| Tennessee | #215 | 41 | 1 in 866 |
| Georgia | #216 | 56 | 1 in 932 |
| Connecticut | #228 | 14 | 1 in 991 |
| Texas | #230 | 178 | 1 in 982 |
| Michigan | #232 | 45 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Arizona | #239 | 36 | 1 in 950 |
| Hawaii | #240 | 5 | 1 in 767 |
| Missouri | #245 | 30 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Louisiana | #248 | 24 | 1 in 952 |
| Nebraska | #250 | 11 | 1 in 856 |
| Utah | #267 | 19 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Colorado | #287 | 22 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Minnesota | #293 | 21 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Oregon | #296 | 14 | 1 in 1,187 |
| Iowa | #304 | 12 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Wisconsin | #304 | 20 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Kansas | #423 | 8 | 1 in 1,817 |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2024 (#268 → #271)
- 49 spots since 2020 (#222 → #271)
- 118 spots since 2015 (#153 → #271)
- Biggest jump: 108 spots in 1900 (#438 → #330)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1894 (#401 → #567)
Rise & fade · boys
76 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1956 at #10 (38,413 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1955–1961
- Top 100: 67 yrs · run 1941–2007
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 54
- Highest: 1 in 54 boys born in 1955 were named Steven (1.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,355 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #10 in 1956, was only 1 in 55 (1.8%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 25.8% of all boys named Steven (333,666) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 177 | #377 (1882) | #428 |
| 1890s | 186 | #385 (1898) | #450 |
| 1900s | 338 | #311 (1909) | #370 |
| 1910s | 2,531 | #258 (1916) | #283 |
| 1920s | 3,639 | #269 (1921) | #297 |
| 1930s | 4,834 | #144 (1939) | #263 |
| 1940s | 81,204 | #20 (1949) | #53 |
| 1950s | 333,666 | #10 (1956) | #11 |
| 1960s | 290,607 | #10 (1960) | #13 |
| 1970s | 188,078 | #15 (1970) | #20 |
| 1980s | 177,454 | #22 (1989) | #25 |
| 1990s | 121,110 | #25 (1990) | #35 |
| 2000s | 53,909 | #54 (2000) | #81 |
| 2010s | 26,897 | #112 (2012) | #153 |
| 2020s | 8,494 | #222 (2020) | #251 |
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.
Steven in 2018
boys
#198
2,045 births · 1 in 888 boys
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 888 of them was named Steven, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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