Sten vs Steve

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

Name A

Sten

Boy name

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Name B

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1681

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Metric Sten Steve
Current Rank Unranked #1681
Total Births (all years) 170 241,122
Peak Year 1965 1959
Peak Year Births 10 11,067
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sten Steve
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,307
1910ss — 9,638
1920ss — 11,354
1930ss — 8,572
1940ss 5 36,283
1950ss 11 64,215
1960ss 66 65,620
1970ss 37 16,654
1980ss 23 10,391
1990ss 20 7,655
2000ss 8 5,097
2010ss — 2,348
2020ss — 618

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sten Steve
2014 — 256
2015 — 224
2016 — 205
2017 — 189
2018 — 167
2019 — 159
2020 — 148
2021 — 135
2022 — 122
2023 — 114
2024 — 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, 1945–2003.

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