Boys' name · since 1950
Steen
151 babies named Steen in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Steen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 151 have been recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Steen recorded 151 times among boys since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2007.
- #14,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 151 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steen ranks #14,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 151
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Steen's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Steen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Steen's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Steen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2007
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Steen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (42 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Steen's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Steen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 42 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Steen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Steen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1950–2007 (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 Steen 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.