Recorded 1949–2012 Boys' name Peak 1959 249 births

Steaven — boys' name

249 babies named Steaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s621960s361970s621980s341990s452010s5
1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Steaven was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

11 babies were named Steaven in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Steaven

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Steaven between 1949 and 2012, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Steaven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Steaven performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Steaven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Steaven 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 249 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.

Steaven at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

249

Since 1949

64 years of records

Peak year

1959

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1949

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2012

Steaven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1949

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4681012 20121991198119751970196219551949 5

Steaven by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
62 births that decade — 25% of Steaven's all-time total
1940s51950s621960s361970s621980s341990s452010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Steaven?
249 babies have been named Steaven since 1949. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
When was Steaven most popular?
Steaven was most popular in the 1950s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Steaven been used?
Steaven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 64 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Steaven?
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, 1949–2012 (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.