Steele vs Stephen

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

Name A

Steele

Boy name · Rank #1385

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Name B

Stephen

Boy name · Rank #377

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Metric Steele Stephen
Current Rank #1385 #377
Total Births (all years) 2,877 863,904
Peak Year 2017 1952
Peak Year Births 147 23,054
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steele Stephen
1880ss — 1,684
1890ss — 1,733
1900ss — 2,247
1910ss — 13,503
1920ss 46 15,557
1930ss 18 18,272
1940ss 34 106,810
1950ss 55 207,276
1960ss 58 152,231
1970ss 36 107,812
1980ss 153 113,635
1990ss 356 75,164
2000ss 487 28,901
2010ss 1,018 14,418
2020ss 616 4,661

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steele Stephen
2014 94 1,452
2015 101 1,496
2016 134 1,379
2017 147 1,333
2018 133 1,245
2019 104 1,094
2020 106 1,023
2021 112 958
2022 120 918
2023 143 898
2024 135 864

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, 1920–2024.

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