Sten vs Steven

Side-by-side comparison of Sten and Steven — 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

Steven

Boy name · Rank #269

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Metric Sten Steven
Current Rank Unranked #269
Total Births (all years) 170 1,291,851
Peak Year 1965 1956
Peak Year Births 10 38,410
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sten Steven
1880ss — 177
1890ss — 186
1900ss — 338
1910ss — 2,530
1920ss — 3,639
1930ss — 4,834
1940ss 5 81,205
1950ss 11 333,657
1960ss 66 290,599
1970ss 37 188,096
1980ss 23 177,470
1990ss 20 121,104
2000ss 8 53,908
2010ss — 26,889
2020ss — 7,219

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sten 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, 1945–2003.

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