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 #377

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Metric Steward Stephen
Current Rank Unranked #377
Total Births (all years) 1,229 863,904
Peak Year 1920 1952
Peak Year Births 37 23,054
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steward Stephen
1880ss 17 1,684
1890ss 16 1,733
1900ss 5 2,247
1910ss 126 13,503
1920ss 217 15,557
1930ss 133 18,272
1940ss 160 106,810
1950ss 160 207,276
1960ss 125 152,231
1970ss 105 107,812
1980ss 108 113,635
1990ss 50 75,164
2000ss 7 28,901
2010ss — 14,418
2020ss — 4,661

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steward Stephen
2014 — 1,452
2015 — 1,496
2016 — 1,379
2017 — 1,333
2018 — 1,245
2019 — 1,094
2020 — 1,023
2021 — 958
2022 — 918
2023 — 898
2024 — 864

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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