Recorded 1922–1964 Boys' name Peak 1961 24 births

Steave — boys' name

24 babies named Steave in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s61960s12
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Steave was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

7 babies were named Steave in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steave

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Steave between 1922 and 1964, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Steave currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steave performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Steave shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steave 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 24 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.

Steave at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

24

Since 1922

43 years of records

Peak year

1961

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1922

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1964

Steave popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1922

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1961)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1964196119311922 6

Steave by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 50% of Steave's all-time total
1920s61930s61960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steave?
24 babies have been named Steave since 1922. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1961 with 7 births.
When was Steave most popular?
Steave was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Steave been used?
Steave has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 43 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Steave?
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, 1922–1964 (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.