Steel vs Steve

Side-by-side comparison of Steel and Steve — 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

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1681

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Metric Steel Steve
Current Rank #2649 #1681
Total Births (all years) 826 241,122
Peak Year 2021 1959
Peak Year Births 62 11,067
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steel Steve
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,307
1910ss — 9,638
1920ss — 11,354
1930ss — 8,572
1940ss — 36,283
1950ss — 64,215
1960ss — 65,620
1970ss — 16,654
1980ss 10 10,391
1990ss 61 7,655
2000ss 162 5,097
2010ss 355 2,348
2020ss 238 618

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steel Steve
2014 35 256
2015 33 224
2016 52 205
2017 51 189
2018 41 167
2019 36 159
2020 46 148
2021 62 135
2022 48 122
2023 32 114
2024 50 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, 1984–2024.

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