Total births
26
Boys' name · since 1949
Stepehen
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.
- 26
- total births
- 1949–1986
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Stepehen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stepehen has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1986.
- 26 total births
- 1949–1986 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Stepehen since 1949, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1986.
- 26
- total births
- 1949–1986
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
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.
Stepehen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stepehen's full recorded timeline at 1981, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stepehen at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1949
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Stepehen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1986
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Stepehen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Stepehen's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Stepehen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (58% of all-time use).
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.
Keep exploring Stepehen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1949–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Stepehen: Baby Name Since 1949 - 26 Births, Peak 1949." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/stepehen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Stepehen 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 July 2026.