Boys' name · since 1967
Steed
Steed has 62 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1967
- 1960s
- peak decade
Steed sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 62 recorded since 1967.
Steed has 62 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1984.
- #20,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1967
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steed ranks #20,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1967, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1967
- 1960s
- peak decade
Steed's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Steed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Steed's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Steed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1984
- Peak year (1969)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Steed by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Steed's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Steed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (50% of all-time use).
Steed by state
Where Steed concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 8.1% |
5 of 62 births nationwide.
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What to do with Steed's data
- Steed's decade-level peak was the 1960s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Steeds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Steed: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 1967–1984 (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 Steed 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.