Boys' name · since 1988
Steffin
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Steffin, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
29 boys have been named Steffin since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Steffin has 29 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1988 to 1994.
- #26,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Steffin ranks #26,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Steffin's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Steffin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Steffin's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Steffin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1994
- Peak year (1988)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Steffin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Steffin's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Steffin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Steffin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1988–1994 (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 Steffin 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.