Stepan vs Steve

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

Name A

Stepan

Boy name

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Name B

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1681

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Metric Stepan Steve
Current Rank Unranked #1681
Total Births (all years) 254 241,122
Peak Year 2019 1959
Peak Year Births 15 11,067
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stepan Steve
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,307
1910ss — 9,638
1920ss — 11,354
1930ss — 8,572
1940ss — 36,283
1950ss — 64,215
1960ss — 65,620
1970ss — 16,654
1980ss 27 10,391
1990ss 49 7,655
2000ss 59 5,097
2010ss 100 2,348
2020ss 19 618

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stepan Steve
2014 14 256
2015 9 224
2016 13 205
2017 10 189
2018 9 167
2019 15 159
2020 6 148
2021 — 135
2022 6 122
2023 7 114
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, 1981–2023.

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