Steven vs Stephen

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

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Steven

Boy name · Rank #268

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Stephen

Boy name · Rank #374

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Metric Steven Stephen
Current Rank #268 #374
Total Births (all years) 1,293,124 864,739
Peak Year 1956 1952
Peak Year Births 38,413 23,055
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steven Stephen
1880s 177 1,684
1890s 186 1,733
1900s 338 2,247
1910s 2,531 13,502
1920s 3,639 15,556
1930s 4,834 18,272
1940s 81,204 106,812
1950s 333,666 207,276
1960s 290,607 152,240
1970s 188,078 107,804
1980s 177,454 113,631
1990s 121,110 75,160
2000s 53,909 28,902
2010s 26,897 14,422
2020s 8,494 5,498

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steven Stephen
2014 2,809 1,452
2015 2,715 1,497
2016 2,401 1,379
2017 2,168 1,334
2018 2,045 1,246
2019 1,981 1,095
2020 1,681 1,024
2021 1,514 958
2022 1,351 919
2023 1,396 898
2024 1,291 870
2025 1,261 829

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, 1880–2025.

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