Recorded 1949–1986 Boys' name Peak 1949 26 births

Stepehen — boys' name

26 babies named Stepehen in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61970s51980s15
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Stepehen was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Stepehen in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Stepehen

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Stepehen between 1949 and 1986, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Stepehen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Stepehen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Stepehen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Stepehen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Stepehen at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

26

Since 1949

38 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1949

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1986

Stepehen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1949

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 19861984198119761949 6

Stepehen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 58% of Stepehen's all-time total
1940s61970s51980s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stepehen?
26 babies have been named Stepehen since 1949. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Stepehen most popular?
Stepehen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Stepehen been used?
Stepehen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 38 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Stepehen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Steven, Stephen, Steve, Sterling, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.