Steel vs Stephen
Side-by-side comparison of Steel and Stephen - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Steel | Stephen |
| Current Rank | #2657 | #374 |
| Total Births (all years) | 865 | 864,739 |
| Peak Year | 2021 | 1952 |
| Peak Year Births | 62 | 23,055 |
| Peak Decade | 2010s | 1950s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1984 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Steel | Stephen |
| 1880s | - | 1,684 |
| 1890s | - | 1,733 |
| 1900s | - | 2,247 |
| 1910s | - | 13,502 |
| 1920s | - | 15,556 |
| 1930s | - | 18,272 |
| 1940s | - | 106,812 |
| 1950s | - | 207,276 |
| 1960s | - | 152,240 |
| 1970s | - | 107,804 |
| 1980s | 10 | 113,631 |
| 1990s | 61 | 75,160 |
| 2000s | 162 | 28,902 |
| 2010s | 355 | 14,422 |
| 2020s | 277 | 5,498 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Steel | Stephen |
| 2014 | 35 | 1,452 |
| 2015 | 33 | 1,497 |
| 2016 | 52 | 1,379 |
| 2017 | 51 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 41 | 1,246 |
| 2019 | 36 | 1,095 |
| 2020 | 46 | 1,024 |
| 2021 | 62 | 958 |
| 2022 | 48 | 919 |
| 2023 | 33 | 898 |
| 2024 | 50 | 870 |
| 2025 | 38 | 829 |