Boys' name · since 1960
Stein
108 babies named Stein in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
108 boys have been named Stein since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Stein recorded 108 times among boys since 1960, 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 1960 to 2012.
- #16,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 108 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stein ranks #16,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,946 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 108
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Stein's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Stein's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stein's full recorded timeline at 1971, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stein popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2012
- Peak year (1965)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Stein by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (47 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Stein's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Stein births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Stein's data
- Stein's decade-level peak was the 1960s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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 Stein: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1960–2012 (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 Stein 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.