Recorded 1988–1992 Boys' name Peak 1989 31 births

Stedmon — boys' name

31 babies named Stedmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s10
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Stedmon was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Stedmon in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stedmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Stedmon between 1988 and 1992, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stedmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stedmon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Stedmon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stedmon 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 31 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.

Stedmon at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

31

Since 1988

5 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1988

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1992

Stedmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1988

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
05101520 1992199119891988 6

Stedmon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 68% of Stedmon's all-time total
1980s211990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stedmon?
31 babies have been named Stedmon since 1988. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Stedmon most popular?
Stedmon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Stedmon been used?
Stedmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 5 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Stedmon?
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, 1988–1992 (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.