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.

Name A

Steel

Boy name · Rank #2649

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Name B

Stephen

Boy name · Rank #377

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Metric Steel Stephen
Current Rank #2649 #377
Total Births (all years) 826 863,904
Peak Year 2021 1952
Peak Year Births 62 23,054
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steel Stephen
1880ss — 1,684
1890ss — 1,733
1900ss — 2,247
1910ss — 13,503
1920ss — 15,557
1930ss — 18,272
1940ss — 106,810
1950ss — 207,276
1960ss — 152,231
1970ss — 107,812
1980ss 10 113,635
1990ss 61 75,164
2000ss 162 28,901
2010ss 355 14,418
2020ss 238 4,661

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steel Stephen
2014 35 1,452
2015 33 1,496
2016 52 1,379
2017 51 1,333
2018 41 1,245
2019 36 1,094
2020 46 1,023
2021 62 958
2022 48 918
2023 32 898
2024 50 864

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, 1984–2024.

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