Stewart vs Stephen

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

Name A

Stewart

Boy name · Rank #3898

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Name B

Stephen

Boy name · Rank #374

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Metric Stewart Stephen
Current Rank #3898 #374
Total Births (all years) 31,200 864,739
Peak Year 1956 1952
Peak Year Births 647 23,055
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Stewart Stephen
1880s 213 1,684
1890s 306 1,733
1900s 339 2,247
1910s 1,793 13,502
1920s 2,741 15,556
1930s 2,473 18,272
1940s 3,758 106,812
1950s 5,732 207,276
1960s 4,804 152,240
1970s 2,881 107,804
1980s 2,652 113,631
1990s 1,932 75,160
2000s 948 28,902
2010s 465 14,422
2020s 163 5,498

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Stewart Stephen
2014 46 1,452
2015 54 1,497
2016 32 1,379
2017 39 1,334
2018 30 1,246
2019 27 1,095
2020 31 1,024
2021 32 958
2022 25 919
2023 20 898
2024 28 870
2025 27 829

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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