Boys' name · peaked in 1955
Steven name popularity since 1925
1,292,447 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Steven. Half of them were born in 1967 or earlier, so the typical Steven is about 59 years old in 2026. Steven peaked in 1955 as the #10 name for boys, and it ranked #271 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,292,447
- Named Steven, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #271
- for boys in 2025 (1,261 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 4,466 girls · 1,287,981 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 1.59× its national share
Peak year is the year Steven made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Steven births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1956. Measured as a share of all babies, Steven peaked in 1955.
- Fastest rise: Between 1937 and 1942, Steven became 5.1× more common, from 1 in 2,000 baby boys to 1 in 394.
- Steepest fall: Between 1991 and 1996, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 120 to 1 in 196.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Steven's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Steven.
Decade by decade
Babies named Steven in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,728 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,834 | #270 |
| 1940s | 147 | 81,204 | #43 |
| 1950s | 611 | 333,666 | #10 |
| 1960s | 957 | 290,607 | #14 |
| 1970s | 1,091 | 188,078 | #18 |
| 1980s | 1,168 | 177,454 | #24 |
| 1990s | 357 | 121,110 | #37 |
| 2000s | 125 | 53,909 | #83 |
| 2010s | 10 | 26,897 | #153 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 8,494 | #271 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.5% of babies named Steven from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Steven is most popular
The index compares Steven's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Steven.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1.59× | 7,332 |
| Iowa | 1.55× | 25,641 |
| Minnesota | 1.48× | 35,224 |
| Wisconsin | 1.48× | 37,995 |
| Wyoming | 1.42× | 2,504 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Steven and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Steven (this page) | 1,287,981 | 1955 |
| Stevan | 4,120 | 1950 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Steven's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Steven.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Steven (1955).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data