Steen vs Steven

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

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Steen

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Name B

Steven

Boy name · Rank #269

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Metric Steen Steven
Current Rank Unranked #269
Total Births (all years) 151 1,291,851
Peak Year 1990 1956
Peak Year Births 10 38,410
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steen Steven
1880ss — 177
1890ss — 186
1900ss — 338
1910ss — 2,530
1920ss — 3,639
1930ss — 4,834
1940ss — 81,205
1950ss 15 333,657
1960ss 42 290,599
1970ss 33 188,096
1980ss 13 177,470
1990ss 37 121,104
2000ss 11 53,908
2010ss — 26,889
2020ss — 7,219

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steen Steven
2014 — 2,809
2015 — 2,715
2016 — 2,400
2017 — 2,167
2018 — 2,044
2019 — 1,978
2020 — 1,679
2021 — 1,512
2022 — 1,350
2023 — 1,394
2024 — 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, 1950–2007.

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