Stephon vs Steve

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

Name A

Stephon

Boy name · Rank #2530

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Name B

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1681

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Metric Stephon Steve
Current Rank #2530 #1681
Total Births (all years) 8,762 241,122
Peak Year 1997 1959
Peak Year Births 406 11,067
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1955 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stephon Steve
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 752
1900ss — 1,307
1910ss — 9,638
1920ss — 11,354
1930ss — 8,572
1940ss — 36,283
1950ss 10 64,215
1960ss 718 65,620
1970ss 390 16,654
1980ss 1,283 10,391
1990ss 3,265 7,655
2000ss 1,716 5,097
2010ss 1,043 2,348
2020ss 337 618

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stephon Steve
2014 103 256
2015 108 224
2016 113 205
2017 90 189
2018 94 167
2019 76 159
2020 75 148
2021 80 135
2022 68 122
2023 61 114
2024 53 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, 1955–2024.

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