Stedman vs Steve

Side-by-side comparison of Stedman and Steve — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Stedman

Boy name

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Name B

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1681

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Metric Stedman Steve
Current Rank Unranked #1681
Total Births (all years) 368 241,122
Peak Year 1989 1959
Peak Year Births 82 11,067
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stedman Steve
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,307
1910ss 12 9,638
1920ss 10 11,354
1930ss 10 8,572
1940ss — 36,283
1950ss — 64,215
1960ss — 65,620
1970ss — 16,654
1980ss 131 10,391
1990ss 162 7,655
2000ss 23 5,097
2010ss 20 2,348
2020ss — 618

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stedman Steve
2014 — 256
2015 6 224
2016 8 205
2017 6 189
2018 — 167
2019 — 159
2020 — 148
2021 — 135
2022 — 122
2023 — 114
2024 — 99

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2017.

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