Boys' name · since 1948
Steffen
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 1,505 babies named Steffen, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,505
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Steffen is the #12220 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,505 recorded since 1948.
Steffen has 1,505 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12220 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #3,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,220 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,505 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffen ranks #3,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,220 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,505 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,505
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Steffen's 1,505 recorded births place it above 91.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Steffen compares
1,505 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Steffen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Steffen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,505 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Steffen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Steffen's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Steffen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Steffen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (458 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Steffen's strongest decade.
458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Steffen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 65
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 125
1960s
125 births
- 1970s 132
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
374 births
- 1990s
1990s
458 births
- 2000s 179
2000s
179 births
- 2010s 122
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 458 births (30% of all-time use).
How Steffen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Steffen's total volume
Steffen by state
Where Steffen concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Washington | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
45 of 1,505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Steffen's data
- Steffen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (458 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Steffens (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Steffen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Steffen 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.