Steel vs Steven

Side-by-side comparison of Steel and Steven — 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

Steven

Boy name · Rank #269

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Metric Steel Steven
Current Rank #2649 #269
Total Births (all years) 826 1,291,851
Peak Year 2021 1956
Peak Year Births 62 38,410
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steel Steven
1880ss — 177
1890ss — 186
1900ss — 338
1910ss — 2,530
1920ss — 3,639
1930ss — 4,834
1940ss — 81,205
1950ss — 333,657
1960ss — 290,599
1970ss — 188,096
1980ss 10 177,470
1990ss 61 121,104
2000ss 162 53,908
2010ss 355 26,889
2020ss 238 7,219

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steel Steven
2014 35 2,809
2015 33 2,715
2016 52 2,400
2017 51 2,167
2018 41 2,044
2019 36 1,978
2020 46 1,679
2021 62 1,512
2022 48 1,350
2023 32 1,394
2024 50 1,284

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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