Recorded 1923–1994 Boys' name Peak 1989 72 births

Steadman — boys' name

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.

1920s51980s331990s34
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Steadman was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Steadman in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steadman

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Steadman between 1923 and 1994, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Steadman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steadman performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Steadman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steadman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Steadman at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

72

Since 1923

72 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1923

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1994

Steadman popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
05101520 19941993199119901989198819801923 5

Steadman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 47% of Steadman's all-time total
1920s51980s331990s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steadman?
72 babies have been named Steadman since 1923. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.