Boys' name · since 1923

Steadman

72 babies named Steadman in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,670 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1923
1990s
peak decade

Steadman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1923.

Steadman has 72 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1994.

  • #19,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 72 born since 1923
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steadman ranks #19,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1923, peaking in the 1990s.

#19,670 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1923
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Steadman's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Steadman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Steadman's full recorded timeline at 1990, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Steadman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
05101520 19231980198819891990199119931994 5

Steadman by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 47% of the file).

1990s was Steadman's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Steadman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steadman? ▼
Since 1923, Social Security records show 72 babies named Steadman. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,670 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1994. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 18 births.
Where does Steadman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steadman ranks #19,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Steadman most popular? ▼
Steadman was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Steadman been used? ▼
Steadman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 72 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Steadman? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Steven, Stephen, Steve, Sterling, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Steadman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Steadman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.