Steward vs Stephen

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

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Steward

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Name B

Stephen

Boy name · Rank #374

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Metric Steward Stephen
Current Rank Unranked #374
Total Births (all years) 1,229 864,739
Peak Year 1920 1952
Peak Year Births 37 23,055
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steward Stephen
1880s 17 1,684
1890s 16 1,733
1900s 5 2,247
1910s 126 13,502
1920s 217 15,556
1930s 133 18,272
1940s 160 106,812
1950s 160 207,276
1960s 125 152,240
1970s 105 107,804
1980s 108 113,631
1990s 50 75,160
2000s 7 28,902
2010s - 14,422
2020s - 5,498

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steward Stephen
2014 - 1,452
2015 - 1,497
2016 - 1,379
2017 - 1,334
2018 - 1,246
2019 - 1,095
2020 - 1,024
2021 - 958
2022 - 919
2023 - 898
2024 - 870
2025 - 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, 1882–2002.

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