Steward vs Steve

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

Name A

Steward

Boy name

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Name B

Steve

Boy name · Rank #1681

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Metric Steward Steve
Current Rank Unranked #1681
Total Births (all years) 1,229 241,122
Peak Year 1920 1959
Peak Year Births 37 11,067
Peak Decade 1920ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steward Steve
1880ss 17 618
1890ss 16 752
1900ss 5 1,307
1910ss 126 9,638
1920ss 217 11,354
1930ss 133 8,572
1940ss 160 36,283
1950ss 160 64,215
1960ss 125 65,620
1970ss 105 16,654
1980ss 108 10,391
1990ss 50 7,655
2000ss 7 5,097
2010ss — 2,348
2020ss — 618

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steward Steve
2014 — 256
2015 — 224
2016 — 205
2017 — 189
2018 — 167
2019 — 159
2020 — 148
2021 — 135
2022 — 122
2023 — 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, 1882–2002.

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