Stefano vs Steve

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

Name A

Stefano

Boy name · Rank #2292

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Name B

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1686

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Metric Stefano Steve
Current Rank #2292 #1686
Total Births (all years) 3,150 241,224
Peak Year 1993 1959
Peak Year Births 90 11,068
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stefano Steve
1880s - 618
1890s - 752
1900s - 1,307
1910s 18 9,638
1920s 10 11,354
1930s - 8,572
1940s - 36,286
1950s 35 64,212
1960s 155 65,619
1970s 223 16,652
1980s 378 10,392
1990s 734 7,654
2000s 686 5,097
2010s 570 2,348
2020s 341 723

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stefano Steve
2014 54 256
2015 51 224
2016 61 205
2017 52 189
2018 45 167
2019 48 159
2020 40 148
2021 48 135
2022 70 122
2023 69 114
2024 62 99
2025 52 105

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, 1914–2025.

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