Steward vs Steven

Side-by-side comparison of Steward and Steven — 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

Steven

Boy name · Rank #269

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Metric Steward Steven
Current Rank Unranked #269
Total Births (all years) 1,229 1,291,851
Peak Year 1920 1956
Peak Year Births 37 38,410
Peak Decade 1920ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steward Steven
1880ss 17 177
1890ss 16 186
1900ss 5 338
1910ss 126 2,530
1920ss 217 3,639
1930ss 133 4,834
1940ss 160 81,205
1950ss 160 333,657
1960ss 125 290,599
1970ss 105 188,096
1980ss 108 177,470
1990ss 50 121,104
2000ss 7 53,908
2010ss — 26,889
2020ss — 7,219

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steward Steven
2014 — 2,809
2015 — 2,715
2016 — 2,400
2017 — 2,167
2018 — 2,044
2019 — 1,978
2020 — 1,679
2021 — 1,512
2022 — 1,350
2023 — 1,394
2024 — 1,284

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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